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  • Sheridan teacher revolutionizes school's approach to reading

    Tennessee Watson, WyoFile.com|Jun 15, 2023

    SHERIDAN - Learning to read well should be a reliable outcome of K-12 public education, but when Crystal Lenhart started as a reading specialist at Big Horn Elementary she confronted the heartbreaking reality that's not guaranteed in American schools. After a decade of teaching - from fourth grade to art to kindergarten - Lenhart shifted her focus to literacy. The change coincided with the publication of Emily Hanford's reporting on how the American education system fails to teach kids to read....