Cindy Jiban
Cindy Jiban has taught in elementary and middle schools, both as a classroom teacher and as a special educator. She earned her PhD in educational psychology from the University of Minnesota, focusing on intervention and assessment for students acquiring foundational academic skills. After contributions at the Research Institute on Progress Monitoring, National Center on Educational Outcomes, and Minnesota Center for Reading Research, Cindy joined NWEA in 2009. She served as principal academic lead until 2023.Posts by author
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All about Lexile
The Lexile® Framework for Oral Reading provides educators with powerful insight into overall growth in fluency, especially when it’s used in conjunction with the traditional Lexile reading measure.
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Assess your reading assessment
To get a complete picture of your students’ reading skills, make sure your reading assessment focuses on the right things.
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3 ways to support older readers
Reading fluency is critical, even when your state summative stops assessing it. Why? Because fluency helps foster a love of reading in all students, one that goes well beyond the ELA classroom.