Pumpkins, ghosts, and scares: 15 books students should read this Halloween
Pumpkins, ghosts, and scares: 15 books students should read this Halloween
October 24, 2019
Categories:
Reading
Trick-or-treating, homemade costumes, carved pumpkins—Halloween often marks the official transition to fall. While Halloween has roots that can be traced back to the nineteenth century, the holiday has grown to be one of the most popular holidays in the United [...]
Tips for enhancing your culturally relevant teaching
Tips for enhancing your culturally relevant teaching
October 10, 2019
According to the US Census Bureau, “More than half of the nation’s children are expected to be part of a minority race or ethnic group” by 2020. By my calculations, this is quite soon! Do you have a good handle [...]
Better input, better outcome: Improving English Learners’ literacy achievement
Better input, better outcome: Improving English Learners’ literacy achievement
September 26, 2019
Categories:
Assessment,
Reading
Every minute of every day, students all over the world learn to read in their first language. And millions of students go through this process in a second language as well. For many of these students, the additional language of [...]
A deep dive into MTSS tiers and MTSS interventions
A deep dive into MTSS tiers and MTSS interventions
September 13, 2019
This probably isn’t the first you’re ever hearing about interventions. All good instructional practices utilize them for long-term learner success. But implementing multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) interventions that are continually being… …could be new for you.
Books to help young learners acclimate to school
Books to help young learners acclimate to school
September 12, 2019
Categories:
Reading
School can be an exciting, strange, and even scary experience for our youngest learners! One way to help them adjust to the new environment, schedule, and people is with books that reflect their own experiences and emotions. Through [...]
Literacy and numeracy skills: Exploring the connection between key skills in preschool
Literacy and numeracy skills: Exploring the connection between key skills in preschool
August 1, 2019
Categories:
Assessment,
Math,
Reading
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Early literacy and early numeracy are two important skills that develop during the early childhood period. These skills are critical for early school success, and children’s performance in these areas tends to be stable over time (e.g., Missall, Mercer, Martinez, [...]
What does a great mathematician look like?
What does a great mathematician look like?
July 18, 2019
Categories:
Math
Let’s face it: When talking about brilliant mathematicians, even the most experienced teachers tend to talk about the same handful of figures, from Euclid to Sir Isaac Newton. While these individuals made major contributions to the field of mathematics, they [...]
Reviewing core instruction in reading
Reviewing core instruction in reading
July 16, 2019
Schools are responsible for providing effective education to all students. To do this, teachers must consider individual students’ learning needs while also providing daily whole-class instruction. To effectively balance the needs of all students, schools often implement increasingly [...]
Bonus What Kids Are Reading lists for middle and high school
Bonus What Kids Are Reading lists for middle and high school
June 27, 2019
Categories:
Reading
What Kids Are Reading is the world’s largest annual study of K–12 students’ reading habits. The 2019 report examines the reading records of more than 8.7 million students across the United States to identify the most-read [...]
A Q&A with pro surfer Bethany Hamilton
A Q&A with pro surfer Bethany Hamilton
June 13, 2019
Categories:
Literacy,
Reading
“I don’t need easy, I just need possible.” – Bethany Hamilton In 2003 at the age of 13, Bethany Hamilton lost her left arm to a 14-foot tiger shark while surfing in Kauai, Hawaii. Just one [...]
