Podcast: Why ESSA-Rated Solutions Are Needed to Address Equity Gaps

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provides an opportunity for district leaders to choose intervention solutions that can help close the achievement gap and help all students succeed. In this […]

Your Literacy Assessment Toolbox: Effectively and Efficiently Informing Schoolwide Multi-Tiered Systems of Support

The Teaching of Reading: Why Structured Literacy Matters

The Teaching of Reading: Why Structured Literacy Matters by John Alexander, M.Ed. on Feb 23, 2022 For decades, issues surrounding literacy instruction and poor literacy test scores have been discussed […]

Podcast: Why ESSA-Rated Solutions Are Needed to Address Equity Gaps

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provides an opportunity for district leaders to choose intervention solutions that can help close the achievement gap and help all students succeed. In this […]

What Makes Intervention Instruction More Intensive?

What Makes Intervention Instruction More Intensive? by Dr. Stephanie Stollar on Nov 2, 2021 One pervasive myth about dyslexia is that students with this neurobiological difference can’t or won’t learn […]

Reading Assessment for Adolescents: A Tool Educators Use to Change Lives

Reading Assessment for Adolescents: A Tool Educators Use to Change Lives by Laurie Carmon on Mar 4, 2021 I really enjoy my work. Each day, I have the opportunity to […]

New Year, New Name, Same Assessment: What Happened to DIBELS Next?

After an unprecedented and challenging school year, many educators are seeking meaningful, reliable assessment data to ensure that they accurately understand levels of student learning, whether they have been learning […]

Dyslexia Screening and the Use of Acadience Reading

Acadience® Reading K-6 provides one of the best methods of identifying students who are at risk for early reading difficulties, monitoring those students to determine whether they remain at risk, […]

The Importance of Independent Practice: Literacy Success with Reading Rangers

The science of reading research has proven that a blended learning approach is the most effective method for teaching literacy, by combining teacher-directed instruction with the use of digital tools […]

Colorado district making significant literacy gains using LETRS professional development

“LETRS is the best training I have received in my career.” In an effort to improve literacy instruction at the K-2 grade levels, administrators in the Littleton Public Schools in […]

Maximizing fidelity and validity of remotely administered assessments

Many educators and district leaders are concerned about the validity of student assessment data when assessments are conducted remotely. Download this brief guide to learn how to ensure that your […]

How to conduct remote assessments

Many districts need to address numerous challenges when it comes to conducting student assessments remotely, which can include logistics, scheduling and managerial issues. Download this brief guide to learn how […]

Social Emotional Learning Opportunities and Adolescent Struggling Readers

Recent studies have shown that there is an adolescent reading crisis happening across the country, with significant percentages of middle and high school students not reading or writing at grade […]

The Impact of COVID Learning Loss on Reading Fluency

Closing reading gaps and maintaining strong reading skills are more important than ever due to COVID learning loss and the shift to remote learning. In this podcast, respected literacy expert, […]

SEL from a Distance: Building a Framework of Processes into your School or District to Guarantee Student Success

The pandemic and subsequent switch to distance learning, combined with the renewed emphasis on racial justice, have focused a spotlight on social and emotional learning (SEL). More than ever, schools […]