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Literacy/ELL

Aligning remote instruction with the Science of Reading

In an unsteady time for educators, a proven solution for reading instruction can make all the difference.

Supporting learning and engagement with audiobooks

How can audiobooks help to support learning in remote and hybrid school environments? Audiobooks can play a key role in supporting struggling readers in a distance learning environment, provided they […]

District seeing significant gains from supplemental early literacy program

Situated outside of San Francisco, the Mountain View Whisman School District (MVWSD) has a highly diverse socioeconomic student population. Of the district’s 5,344 students, 35 percent are socioeconomically disadvantaged and […]

How multisensory learning motivates young readers

Why is it important that young students learn in a multisensory environment? Humans naturally perceive their environments in a multisensory way. As we grow, develop and learn, we make use […]

3 things to consider in teaching reading from a distance

A specialist dives into how educators can teach reading while maintaining control, differentiating lessons, and giving grace in a virtual learning environment.

6 ways to improve to outcomes for immigrant students

Immigrant-origin children, whose communities have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19, represent the fastest-growing segment of the country's school-age population, a new report says.
Fri Aug 21st, 2020

6 ways the future of work is changing education

Students will need flexibility as they face a future of work that will operate increasingly as a gig economy and—since the COVID outbreak—a remote economy, says one K-12 expert. 
Fri Aug 7th, 2020

Tackling trauma: 6 steps for enhancing student mental health care

District leaders can fortify school mental health services by training teachers to spot trauma, focusing on COVID's inequitable impacts, enlisting parents and building community partnerships.

Tue Jul 28th, 2020

How students can run robotics missions remotely

The shift to online learning did not short circuit students' ability to embark remotely on some multidisciplinary robotics missions in their Compton USD classrooms this summer. 
Fri Jul 24th, 2020

9 reasons synchronous classes engage English language learners

Building community during synchronous classes sessions with videos and music will help keep English-language learners engaged in online learning during the coming school year.
Wed Jul 22nd, 2020

Study finds 5 straight years of summer learning loss

Among growing concerns about the "Covid-19" slide, a new study has found that more than half of students experienced learning loss every summer between grades 1 and 6.
Fri Jul 10th, 2020