2.14.23 How different assessment data can help early reading teachers move students forward Imagine this: It’s after school on a cold day in January and you have just finished changing out the seasonal bulletin board in your first-grade classroom. It now showcases snowflakes and snowmen... Read more
2.9.23 How school leaders can compare term data from different assessments to see the big picture Imagine it’s a week after testing windows have closed and you are anxious to review your MAP® Growth™ and MAP® Reading Fluency™ data. With all the buzz about the science of reading,... Read more
2.7.23 How to get the most from MAP Reading Fluency reports While completing my undergraduate degree in French education, I decided to take a popular social dance course as an elective. I learned (and have since forgotten) a variety of dances such as the fox... Read more
11.22.22 25 Teach. Learn. Grow. posts to help you build an equitable classroom Equity in education benefits all students. In the simplest terms, equity in the classroom can be defined as providing all students with what they need to feel welcome, safe, supported, and empowered... Read more
11.1.22 The 23 best Teach. Learn. Grow. posts for reading teachers When it comes to teaching kids to read, there’s not a one-size-fits-all approach. However, there is a science to it. Research (a lot of research) has determined that the science of reading helps... Read more
10.13.22 7 ways you can help kid writers from overloading their working memory Picture this: A six-year-old writer has many great ideas for a story. They excitedly rattle off to you four sentences to complete their story. As a young writer new to forming letters and spelling... Read more
9.1.22 5 ways you can help kids develop their executive function skills for writing One parent–teacher conference stands out in my mind more than all the others. It was the beginning of the school year, and my partner and I were sitting in our son’s fourth-grade classroom. The... Read more
7.26.22 There’s always a way in special education. Don’t stop until you find it. I've spent most of my life thinking about students with disabilities. That may seem hyperbolic, but it’s not. I wasn’t diagnosed with dyslexia until I was in sixth grade, after years of... Read more
5.17.22 Teachers in training need mentorship and instruction in the science of reading The band played “Pomp and Circumstance” while the soon-to-be graduates filed in, all smiling and waving. The education majors were easy to spot, with caps adorned with glittery apples and neatly... Read more
2.15.22 What the science of reading tells us about how to teach decoding—including phonics Yeah, yeah, we hear you, science of reading fans. You want to talk about phonics! First off, let’s be clear that the science of reading is bigger than phonics. The science of reading is the... Read more
11.18.21 5 tips for developing intersectionality practices and awareness in your classroom In Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches, the late Audre Lorde, an American writer and civil rights activist, said, “There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live... Read more
9.21.21 3 ways gen ed teachers can support students with disabilities Every school year is unique, but the 2021–22 school year will bring specific challenges to the art of teaching due to COVID-19. We are just now processing research that shows the effects of... Read more