Why language matters in closing the “knowledge gap” 9.17.19 Cindy Jiban Are early readers suffering from a “knowledge gap”? In her Atlantic article “Elementary education has gone... More
Growth Both Ways: How Can You Assess the Two Types of Growth in Early Literacy? 4.11.19 Cindy Jiban At NWEA, we measure growth. Most of our partners know us for the MAP Growth test, where overall growth is gauged by a... More
Five Frequently Asked Questions About MAP Spanish Assessments 4.9.19 Kristie Werner Of approximately 4.8 million English Language Learners (ELLs) in US public schools, nearly 80% are native Spanish... More
Early Literacy: Shall We Take the Stairs…or the Interstate? 3.26.19 Cindy Jiban On the U.S. interstate highways, maximum grade is 6 percent. Not so steep, really, but still enough of a climb that the... More
See What Makes MAP Reading Fluency Unique 3.21.19 Kristie Werner This spring, about a year after we first introduced it, there is a lot of buzz about MAP Reading Fluency! Check out... More
How MAP Reading Fluency Supports Effective Reading Assessment at My School 3.12.19 Carrie Wright Last week, I blogged here about essential early reading skills and what the research suggests we evaluate in young... More
What to Look for in Effective Reading Assessment 3.5.19 Carrie Wright If you’ve ever stepped into an early elementary classroom, you know that energy radiates from young learners. Kids... More
NWEA Adds MAP Spanish to Support Equitable Assessment 2.26.19 Chris Minnich Our mission at NWEA is partnering to help all kids learn. And we don’t just talk about the mission; we live and... More
MAP Reading Fluency Testing: 4 Tips for Parents 1.24.19 Amy Schmidt With the winter season in full swing, schools across the country are checking in on student progress. This means... More
MAP Reading Fluency Testing: 9 Tips for Teachers and School Leaders 1.10.19 Amy Schmidt With the winter testing season upon us, we’d like to offer some tips to help you make the most out of this assessment... More
New eBook – A Better Way to Assess Oral Reading Fluency 11.29.18 Kristie Werner We’re happy to share a new, FREE eBook – A Better Way to Assess Oral Reading Fluency. Learning to read is such a... More
Miss the MAP Reading Fluency Webinar? Watch it Now On-Demand. 10.4.18 Kristie Werner Imagine if you could replace your one-to-one oral reading assessments with a single 20-minute online test for an entire... More
