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Please use the information below to learn more about the curriculum, programs, and methods used by HPISD.

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Lucy Calkins Units of Study

WHAT IS THE WORKSHOP MODEL?

“Teachers demonstrate the skills and habits that good readers have, and then students practice them on their own, with teachers acting as guides. The program takes a constructivist approach to education, minimizing direct instruction.” — Education Week

BALANCED LITERACY LEAVES STUDENTS BEHIND

HPISD's balanced literacy framework, updated in 2020, places emphasis on programs and processes—like Units of Study and the Workshop Model—that reserach has shown to negatively impact student outcomes.

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