DA guest columnist, FETC featured speaker and education consultant Ann McMullan shares five tips for K-12 district leaders to consider as nonprofits and for-profits offer free access to ed tech resources during school closures.
COVID-19 meal delivery requires written notice, as the National School Lunch Act and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act do not authorize release of household contact information for children without the parent's formal consent.
DA guest columnists Matthew X. Joseph and Christine Ravesi-Weinstein offer strategies for continuing learning opportunities and addressing student wellness—for the first week out and beyond. Joseph, director of curriculum, instruction and assessment at Leicester Public Schools, is a featured speaker at FETC.
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Every student—including those with dyslexia—can improve their language achievement and feel the joy and pride of accomplishment with the right combination of instruction, support and research-based learning solutions. Learn how the literacy solutions from Voyager Sopris Learning can provide support for students with dyslexia using a structured literacy approach. By submitting your contact […]
When students return to schools and classrooms, they will need a reading intervention that fills in the gaps from missed time that will get them to grade-level expectations quickly. Watch this brief video to learn how Voyager Passport, a comprehensive K-5 supplemental literacy intervention, rapidly prepares students for upper-grade reading and advances those struggling to […]
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 […]
