Policy Brief
Policy recommendations for addressing the middle school reading crisis
An NWEA policy report underscoring the literacy challenges of older students left behind by the COVID-19 pandemicās disruptions to learning, along with four policy recommendations for addressing those challenges.
Topics: Insights & reports, Literacy, Policy & advocacy
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Getting started with simple spelling routines Ā
NWEA Professional Learning literacy expert Dr. Tiffany Peltier shares her approach for teachers to use spelling to reinforce phonics skills.
Topics: Early learning, Literacy, Science of reading
Products: Professional Learning
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Helping kids understand and retain new vocabulary Ā
NWEA Professional Learning literacy expert Dr. Tiffany Peltier shares a variety of techniques for introducing new vocabulary words, including several ideas to get the kids talking to each other and involved in creating usage examples.
Topics: Early learning, Literacy, Science of reading
Products: Professional Learning
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Getting started with multisyllabic spelling routines
NWEA Professional Learning literacy expert Dr. Tiffany Peltier demonstrates how spelling and word-chaining routines can be used to reinforce more complex vocabulary.
Topics: Early learning, Literacy, Science of reading
Products: Professional Learning
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Beginning letter-sounds – science of reading demo
NWEA Professional Learning literacy expert Dr. Tiffany Peltier welcomes students to the NWEA Learning Lab to go through some beginner techniques for learning letter sounds and sounding out words, including the benefits of teaching blendable phonemes.
Topics: Early learning, Literacy, Science of reading
Products: Professional Learning
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Simple spelling routine ā science of reading student demo Ā
NWEA Professional Learning literacy expert Dr. Tiffany Peltier welcomes students to the NWEA Learning Lab to demonstrate some simple spelling routines.
Topics: Early learning, Literacy, Science of reading
Products: Professional Learning
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MAP Reading Fluency Professional Learning Overview
Turn learning evidence into instructional action
Activate MAPĀ® Reading Fluency⢠with professional learning around using your assessment data to gain a more holistic view of early readersā abilities and how to target instruction that is just right for each student and track learning progress.
Topics: Assessment, Early learning, Instructional strategies, Literacy, Professional learning
Products: MAP Reading Fluency, Professional Learning