Motivating students to keep up the pace is a huge challenge at this time of year – especially from a distance. With many districts approaching the end of their traditional school calendar, the momentum for learning from home is grinding to a halt. This downshift...
Shifting to fulltime distance learning during the COVID-19 crisis has been an unexpected shock for even the most prepared schools. Moving from a controlled and structured school environment to supporting learners at home has created a whole new set of conditions for teachers and students...
In this second annual review of our “favorite things” from the year past, we celebrate the many gifts that our students and teachers give us every day. As the year draws to a close, let’s unwrap the highlights from 2019! Ideas that motivate and inspire Collaboration with...
Students who have a disorder in one or more of the learning processes involved in language often experience significant difficulties with reading comprehension. There are a number of underlying causes that can be addressed by structured, scaffolded instruction and practice to develop reading skills. We know...
English Learners have to work twice as hard as their peers to build English skills and keep pace across subject areas. For these students, a lack of vocabulary knowledge and contextual strategies can pose a significant barrier to comprehension, particularly in the upper-middle and high...
Developing a reading profile for every student The problem with pass/fail measures is that they don’t capture the full range of individual growth. Setting the goal is important, but how each student gets there will naturally follow different paths. I am often asked what constitutes good...