School Improves Scores Using Direct Instruction

The Mississippi River Delta's Portland Elementary School in the Hamburg School District improved its score by 9.03 points, to 79.31, goi...

The Mississippi River Delta's Portland Elementary School in the Hamburg School District improved its score by 9.03 points, to 79.31, going from a C to an A letter grade.

Both West and Hamburg Superintendent Tracy Streeter attributed the success not only to the hard work of staff and students but also to the long consistent use of the Direct Instruction program of teaching reading -- a scripted program that was more commonly used in the 1990s.

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/oct/10/more-of-arkansas-schools-graded-a-in-ye/