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Dr. Harry Mecurio is an elementary teacher in the West Chester Area School District in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He is also an Affiliate Faculty Member in the Loeb School of Education at Eastern University in St. David's, Pennsylvania.
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In order to ensure that instructional time is wisely used to meet the learning requirements of students, upper elementary instruction needs two components: effective teachers and a clearly articulated daily literacy block along with literacy embedded within the content areas.