What most people don’t realize about the COVID-19 Slide
What most people don’t realize about the COVID-19 Slide
January 22, 2021
Categories:
Assessment,
Math,
Reading
Over the last nine months, conversations about the scale of COVID-related learning loss have dominated K–12 education. These began last spring, when various predictions and projections about the “COVID-19 Slide” received widespread coverage, ranging from academic [...]
Creating an effective data culture in K–12 schools
Creating an effective data culture in K–12 schools
January 15, 2021
Categories:
Assessment,
Math,
Reading
COVID-19 has impacted every aspect of K–12 education, from familiar classroom routines to when and how we assess our students. With thousands of buildings closed and millions of students learning remotely, educational data is playing a more important role than [...]
In response to: Cancelling interim testing this year
In response to: Cancelling interim testing this year
January 8, 2021
Categories:
Assessment
Like nearly all children in the 1970s and 80s, I fully embraced the early video games of that era. For many, the only access to these was at video arcades. But if you were really fortunate, you had one of [...]
The components of an effective reading program and how learner differences affect reading outcomes
The components of an effective reading program and how learner differences affect reading outcomes
December 17, 2020
Categories:
Reading
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Star Phonics
A student’s ability to understand and make sense of the world around them is often directly related to their ability to read well. The goal of reading instruction is to ensure students fully comprehend what they read and [...]
Product Highlights: Analyzing data to accelerate growth
Product Highlights: Analyzing data to accelerate growth
December 11, 2020
Categories:
Assessment,
Math,
Reading
With learning models shifting—in some cases, multiple times—this school year, educators have shown us just how resilient (in fact, superheroic) they really are. But these shifts haven’t been without challenges, especially when it comes to gathering student data to inform [...]
Why we’re living in a footnote of history
Why we’re living in a footnote of history
December 4, 2020
Categories:
Assessment
Last spring, the word that kept coming to mind amid the COVID-19 disruptions was surreal. Things seemed so unbelievable that one had to ask, Is this real? Is this actually happening? Or is it a dream? Now, after months of [...]
Reframing literacy in the digital space
Reframing literacy in the digital space
November 20, 2020
Categories:
Reading
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 [...]
Assessing preschool children remotely this school year
Assessing preschool children remotely this school year
November 13, 2020
Categories:
Assessment
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myIGDIs
As educators, we were thrown a curve ball last spring, when the COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread school closures and a quick pivot to remote education. Back then, many of us hoped the problem was temporary and we’d get “back [...]
How literacy must be reframed this school year
How literacy must be reframed this school year
November 6, 2020
Categories:
Assessment,
Reading
Emerson wrote that “The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.” For me, this is the case when I read particularly insightful books. The publication of my new book, Literacy [...]
Product Highlights: Promoting educational equity
Product Highlights: Promoting educational equity
October 22, 2020
Categories:
Assessment,
Math,
Reading
Back-to-School looked a lot different this year, with many schools and districts providing instruction remotely either full or part time. While it’s certainly possible for students to thrive in remote- and hybrid-learning environments, educators also face new challenges. Do all [...]
