Learning to sail: Engaging reluctant readers

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Learning to sail: Engaging reluctant readers

December 8, 2016

Categories: Reading

What was the last thing you read? Did you read for pleasure, to gain information, or to complete a task? Did you read to calm yourself, escape the day, or get energized? For many, the answers are as swift as [...]

The significance of CASE’s endorsement

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The significance of CASE’s endorsement

December 1, 2016

Categories: Math, Reading | Products: Accelerated Reader

Several years ago, I became responsible for coordinating almost all the holiday shopping in my family. To this day, I’m not sure how or why that happened, but I do my best. Hunting online and in stores for the perfect [...]

How can we make sense of personalized learning?

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How can we make sense of personalized learning?

November 23, 2016

Categories: Assessment, Math, Reading

The challenge of a common definition Though conversations about personalization and/or individualization abound, there remains shockingly little agreement on a definition. Many conversations take on a “kitchen sink” dynamic in which other approaches (e.g., mastery learning, universal design) are simultaneously [...]

The endless search for that next great read

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The endless search for that next great read

November 17, 2016

Categories: Reading

If you are like me, after you finish reading one book, you simply cannot get to the next one fast enough. As a mother of young children, I read for a sliver of time each night between when my children [...]

What are Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 interventions in education?

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What are Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 interventions in education?

November 3, 2016

Categories: Education Strategies, Literacy

As the use of a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) has become widespread in schools, terms such as tiers, benchmarks, universal instruction, and intensive intervention have become familiar to many teachers. These concepts may also be known by other [...]

(Almost) perfect heroes and the science of learning

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(Almost) perfect heroes and the science of learning

October 20, 2016

Categories: Math, Reading

(Almost) perfect heroes Although Hercules would disagree, Achilles is widely considered the closest thing to a perfect hero in Greek mythology. However, if you’ve ever twisted an ankle, enjoyed a heel spur, or pulled your calf muscle, [...]

Success Story: How to read 352 million words in five years

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Success Story: How to read 352 million words in five years

October 13, 2016

Categories: Reading

Walker Elementary beats the odds with successful reading campaign Ranked in 2011 as Santa Ana’s fourth-lowest elementary school, Walker Elementary struggled to boost the English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency of its largely Hispanic, high-poverty student population. According to the California [...]

The Scooby-Doo approach to close reading

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The Scooby-Doo approach to close reading

October 6, 2016

Categories: Reading

Like many kids, I used to watch Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (Okay, I still do.) In each episode, Scooby-Doo, along with Shaggy, Fred, Velma, and Daphne, would solve clues to figure out mysteries that puzzled others in the town.

The 4 R’s of deliberate practice

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The 4 R’s of deliberate practice

September 29, 2016

Categories: Math, Reading

For a number of years, I have been fascinated by research on the science of expertise. Many of us were first introduced to this topic in Malcolm Gladwell’s bestseller, Outliers: The Story of Success. In that book, he presented multiple [...]

What an Olympic gold medalist can teach you about math

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What an Olympic gold medalist can teach you about math

September 22, 2016

Categories: Math

Like millions around the world, I could not wait to watch the summer Olympics. During the Women’s 200m backstroke, U.S. swimmer Maya DiRado went after her biggest competitor with all her might. She was charging her way to another gold! [...]

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Learning to sail: Engaging reluctant readers

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The significance of CASE’s endorsement

The significance of CASE’s endorsement

How can we make sense of personalized learning?

How can we make sense of personalized learning?

The endless search for that next great read

The endless search for that next great read

What are Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 interventions in education?

What are Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 interventions in education?

(Almost) perfect heroes and the science of learning

(Almost) perfect heroes and the science of learning

Success Story: How to read 352 million words in five years

Success Story: How to read 352 million words in five years

The Scooby-Doo approach to close reading

The Scooby-Doo approach to close reading

The 4 R’s of deliberate practice

The 4 R’s of deliberate practice

What an Olympic gold medalist can teach you about math

What an Olympic gold medalist can teach you about math