Teachers matter more to student success than any other aspect of schooling. They, not programs, teach students how to read. Unfortunately, a recent study of teaching institutions found that only 29 percent actually prepare teachers with all five essential components of effective literacy instruction. Learn how LETRS, a professional development course that brings deep and […]
Daniel Pink's FETC® keynote took place midmorning, when, in accordance with the theme of his speech on school start times, most people—even sleepy high school students—are most ready to learn.
Early college high schools stand out among K-12 dual enrollment programs in the factors that promote student success in higher education, according to several years of study by the American Institutes for Research.
As your schools are going gradeless or switching to standards-based grading, a new report says that tough grading backed by high expectations will elevate student achievement.
Learning games should not only boost engagement, but also support productive struggle for students—and progress tracking for educators, says DA guest columnist Alesha Arp.
High-stakes testing does not cause teachers to leave education or switch schools or districts. In fact, it may help retain some new teachers, a study has found.
Transcript Guest Roland H. Good, III, Ph.D., is president, director of Research Analysis, and associate director of Research and Development for Acadience® Learning, and co-author of Acadience® Reading (also published under the name DIBELS® Next), as well as earlier versions of the DIBELS® assessment. He earned his doctorate from Pennsylvania State University in School Psychology and served two years as a school psychologist. […]
Some 5 million English language learners (ELLs) are enrolled in U.S. schools, which is nearly one out of every 10 students. ELL students are the fastest-growing group of students nationwide, but they are also disproportionately underserved and underachieving. This detailed white paper outlines 9 research-based strategies to help administrators to address and overcome the most […]
Millions of students do not read at grade level, and with instructional time missed during the COVID-19 pandemic, many risk falling even further behind. While many of these students may be eventually recommended for interventions or assessed as having a learning disability, too often, the problem is they did not receive adequate and appropriate reading […]
Comprehending written text is an essential life skill. Consider all the ways you use your reading comprehension skills in everyday life. Everything from reading comics in the newspaper and social media to reading the voter's pamphlet or reading a job application are impacted. Because of its importance, school personnel need to understand which reading skills […]
