Oakhurst Elementary kindergarten teacher Kendria Paden was awarded a DEF grant to expand upon her classroom’s Fundations phonics program to help her students improve their retention of letter acquisition and sound recognition. The additional materials encourage students to use more gross motor, fine motor and sensory skills during reading time, and get them excited to practice their handwriting.
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