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![Kinder teacher, Sarah Ragle reviewing a student's words]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741884268/springfieldk12orus/zli4wwcfclmftshwdhac/20250128_TEL_Ragle_Kinder_Phonics_YWords.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741884268/springfieldk12orus/zli4wwcfclmftshwdhac/20250128_TEL_Ragle_Kinder_Phonics_YWords.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741884268/springfieldk12orus/zli4wwcfclmftshwdhac/20250128_TEL_Ragle_Kinder_Phonics_YWords.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1741884268/springfieldk12orus/zli4wwcfclmftshwdhac/20250128_TEL_Ragle_Kinder_Phonics_YWords.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1741884268/springfieldk12orus/zli4wwcfclmftshwdhac/20250128_TEL_Ragle_Kinder_Phonics_YWords.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741884268/springfieldk12orus/zli4wwcfclmftshwdhac/20250128_TEL_Ragle_Kinder_Phonics_YWords.jpg","width":1920}])
Six months after implementation, the use of Magnetic Reading Foundations in K-2 grades classrooms has significantly changed the dynamics of phonics and reading learning in Springfield Public Schools.
![February 2025 newsletter]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1691525708/springfieldk12orus/ju5otj7lj8yusxj8xlsw/Pencils_thumbnail800x455.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1691525708/springfieldk12orus/ju5otj7lj8yusxj8xlsw/Pencils_thumbnail800x455.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1691525708/springfieldk12orus/ju5otj7lj8yusxj8xlsw/Pencils_thumbnail800x455.jpg","width":800}])
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Volunteers are an essential part of our school communities. Update or complete a volunteer application today!
![Mt. Vernon teachers Haley Alexander, Alex Watson, and Annette Peters examine and discuss an exercise for teaching phonics to students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726081339/springfieldk12orus/gtufbnegmqegpshcp0p2/20240819_SPS_Literacy_Training.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726081339/springfieldk12orus/gtufbnegmqegpshcp0p2/20240819_SPS_Literacy_Training.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1726081339/springfieldk12orus/gtufbnegmqegpshcp0p2/20240819_SPS_Literacy_Training.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1726081339/springfieldk12orus/gtufbnegmqegpshcp0p2/20240819_SPS_Literacy_Training.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1726081339/springfieldk12orus/gtufbnegmqegpshcp0p2/20240819_SPS_Literacy_Training.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726081339/springfieldk12orus/gtufbnegmqegpshcp0p2/20240819_SPS_Literacy_Training.jpg","width":1920}])
SPS’s Teaching and Learning Department has added the Magnetic Reading Foundations curriculum to all K-2 classrooms.
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