The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
Crystal Lenhart's passion for literacy closed the gap in reading proficiency at Big Horn Elementary
Literacy coach Crystal Lenhart in her office at Big Horn Elementary, May 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.
"Research shows that children who don't learn to read by the end of third grade are likely to remain...
