| School Name: | Betances Early Reading Lab School | |
| School Address: | 42 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106 | |
| School Phone: | 860-695-2840 | |
| Primary Contact: | Dr. Immacula Didier | |
| Email: | didii001@hartfordschools.org | |
| School Hours: | 8:45 am - 3:18pm | |
| Grades served: | PK - 3 | |
| School Uniform: | Yes |
Program Overview:
The Dr. Ramon E. Betances Early Reading Lab School is a multi-purpose, school-based research laboratory that incorporates the teaching of early literacy skills to students in grades PK through Grade 3, a literacy institute that provides families with the essential literacy skills to support their children’s language development and a teacher training lab that provides on-site, ongoing professional development in proven, scientifically based literacy practices for the teachers of Hartford Public Schools.
Betances Early Reading Lab School provides an environment that nurtures, encourages, and challenges the growth of every child. This is accomplished through the school goals of increasing student achievement in reading, vocabulary development, math, and parent involvement.
Program Offering/Key Fact:
Betances Early Reading Lab school, has 3 Key School Goals:
Goal 1: Early Reading Success
To promote 100% of students from grade 3 reading level (CMT)
Goal 2: Professional Development
To build capacity within the Hartford Public Schools by preparing future reading teachers
Goal 3: Family Literacy
To serve as a district model on effective programs that build family literacy within a community school structure
Special features:
Dynamic multi-cultural classrooms
Reading and writing curriculum scheduled for 225 minutes daily
Smaller classrooms taught by highly qualified teachers
Targeted instruction emphasizing mastery of literacy skills
Parents as Teachers Institute
Before and after school academic support for students