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Texas Members of Congress View Descubriendo la Lectura (DLL) Program


L-R: Dr. Susan Wey and Dr. Marc Smith,
Assistant Superintendents for Fort Bend
ISD; Rep. Nick Lampson and Rep. Rubén
Hinojosa. Dr. Timothy R. Jenney, superintendent,
Fort Bend ISD (standing) welcomes guests and teacher
leader Cynthia Bogle listens in the background.



DLL teacher leaders and other educators throughout the state of Texas met with Rep. Nick Lampson and Rep. Rubén Hinojosa, chair of the House Higher Education Subcommittee at Fort Bend ISD in Houston on April 25, 2008. Chairman Hinojosa and Rep. Lampson were very generous with their time. In addition to the lesson, they received packets with information on Reading Recovery and DLL including the Executive Summary, the DLL fact sheet, “Spotlights One on One Teaching” brochure, and the What Works Clearinghouse report.

Special thanks to Laura Ramos, chair of the RRCNA DLL Committee, Mary Jackson, RRCNA treasurer and site coordinator at Fort Bend ISD and Yvonne Rodriguez, trainer, for organizing the event.                                                                                                                                       

Yvonne Rodriguez discusses and explains
the DLL lesson in a "Behind the Glass" session.

Following the visit Rep. Lampson entered his impressions into the Congressional Record.

Congratulations Texas!



After the lesson, Rep. Lampson (left) addresses
the group. Clockwise next to Lampson are Rep.
Hinojosa, Rachel Gonzales (standing) and another
guest.

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