MEMPHIS, Tenn — The Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) Fall Break Learning Academy kicked off this week by giving more than 1,800 students across the district the chance to stay ahead or catch up on their studies.
More than 100 students were in attendance when ABC24 visited Snowden K-8.
MSCS said individualized help makes a difference for the hundreds of students that attend the academy district-wide. The help is especially important for third graders to polish their reading skills in the second year of the TCAP reading test retention law.
MSCS teachers are embracing the small learning groups during fall break.
"It gives us a chance to really see what they're still struggling with and individualize their learning," Shannon Emmons, an MSCS first-grade teacher, said.
Elizabeth Patterson, Assistant Principal of Snowden Elementary, said the district's main goal is to increase their literacy scores.
"This is just another support we have to accomplish that," she said.
The MSCS Fall Break Learning Academy ends Thursday, and students are back to regular classes on Monday.