November 20, 2020
Several years ago, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation provided an entertaining look at how we adjust to new technologies. Their short video, titled The Medieval Helpdesk, shows an adult reader struggling to read from a book rather than from the scrolls […]
January 11, 2018
I think we all can agree that text is silent, given voice only by the generosity of the reader. Yet, even when we accept that reading is a conversation between the reader and author, we can build better teacher-student relationships […]
November 9, 2017
Successful Tier 2 intervention As mentioned in a previous post, multi-tier systems of support work. Now, let’s explore how they work. More precisely, let’s seek to find the ground truth—information gleaned from direct observation rather than information based on inference—in […]
September 14, 2017
Previously, we explored distinctions between proficiency and growth. Proficiency, from its Latin origin, means “to accomplish or make progress.” Accomplishments in the education setting are generally described as reaching an established performance benchmark. Most commonly, this benchmark represents a minimally […]