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Admin & Management

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 […]
Admin & Management

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 […]
Admin & Management

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 […]
Curriculum & Instruction

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 […]
Curriculum & Instruction

Explicit Language Teaching is the Heart of Structured Literacy

A Structured Literacy approach is essential for effective reading instruction, and explicit language teaching is essential to Structured Literacy. In this webinar, renowned literacy expert and author Dr. Louisa Moats […]
Admin & Management

Outcomes-Driven Formative Assessment in Middle School

Formative assessment of content-area reading is vitally important at the middle school level, but implementation in this environment can be uniquely challenging. Watch this recent webinar with researcher and school […]
Admin & Management

Equitable Practices in Assessment, Grading, and Reporting in the Time of COVID

The past year has uncovered a variety of equity issues in education. The struggle to provide equitable access to technology, learning tools, emotional support, and even meals is now at […]
Admin & Management

Structured Literacy: Strategies for At-Risk and Struggling Readers

Structured Literacy instruction is the most effective way to teach all students to learn to read, and it is essential for at-risk and poor readers. Watch this recent webinar with […]
Admin & Management

The Poverty Problem—The Impact of Poverty on Learning and the Brain

Many school systems need to dedicate a wealth of resources, policies and services to address the many academic and behavioral challenges that are caused by poverty. However, many of these […]
Curriculum & Instruction

Dyslexia and Structered Literacy: Why I fell in Love with Phonemic Awareness, by Leslie Mata

Dyslexia and Structured Literacy: Why I Fell in Love with Phonemic Awareness by Leslie Mata on Oct 15, 2020 Editor’s Note: In recognition of Dyslexia Awareness Month, this is Part 2 […]
Curriculum & Instruction

“Relections on the 2019: NAEP: Where Do We Go Now?”, Dr. Louisa Moats

Reflections on the 2019 NAEP: Where Do We Go Now? by Dr. Louisa Moats on Nov 5, 2020 Results of the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are in, and the […]
Uncategorized

Dyslexia Screening and the Use of Acadience® Reading K-6

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, […]
Assessment

What Happened to DIBELS Next®?

You may be aware the assessment DIBELS Next® has acquired a new name—Acadience® Reading K–6. But you may have questions about why and how it has changed. Did you know […]
Literacy/ELL

How to help struggling adolescent readers advance to grade level

Even with improved literacy instruction in the early grades, some students are not able to keep up with the increasing demands of reading and writing as they enter middle and […]
Literacy/ELL

How to Choose the Most Effective Adolescent Reading Program

Readers who struggle in middle and high school face unique challenges that can ultimately impact the likelihood of graduation and success in college or career. The most effective reading programs […]