Like many school districts, literacy gains have been a priority for PMSD. “With New York moving to following a Science of Reading approach, it was important for us to use a program aligned with the Science of Reading, ” shared Dr. Goldstein, Director of Special Education at Patchogue-Medford. “Additionally, several of our students are AAC users, and we wanted a program that is accessible for students who communicate using different modalities.” During the 2025-2026 school year, PMSD partnered with TeachTown to evaluate the effectiveness of the enCORE Elementary ELA domain among 37 students with moderate to severe disabilities across 8 classrooms.
Read on to discover the results!