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MAP Reading Fluency: a fresh look at fluency assessments
The right reading assessment can empower teachers, support students, and provide actionable data. Discover the features and enhancements included with MAP Reading Fluency that work alongside high-quality instruction to improve outcomes for early learners.
Topics: Assessment
Products: MAP Reading Fluency
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5 ways to improve early literacy with professional learning
With a focus on formative assessment, providing feedback, encouraging student-led goal setting, and more, professional learning courses help teachers create a supportive environment for students.
Topics: Literacy
Products: Professional Learning
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How can we support academic growth for students with disabilities (SWD) who may have experienced disproportionate academic impacts from COVID-19? Recent NWEA research may help inform how federal ESSER and IDEA funding can provide early intervention, extended school year support in the summer, and other evidence-based supports that can create sustainable change and further growth for SWD.
Topics: Education research, Multilingual learners, Policy & advocacy
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How can we support academic growth for English learners (ELs) who may have experienced disproportionate academic impacts from COVID-19? Recent NWEA research may help inform how federal ESSER funding can provide early intervention and extended school year support in the summer and after-school that can create sustainable change and further growth for ELs.
Topics: Assessment, Multilingual learners, Policy & advocacy
Products: MAP Growth
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Explaining the Alignment of an Item to a Multidimensional Standard
Overview of how NWEA Science Content Specialists align items to multidimensional standards such as the Next Generation Science Standards.
Topics: Assessment, Science
Products: MAP Science
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In this brief, see how multiple districts experienced transformative mathematics outcomes by implementing MAP Accelerator during the 2020-2021 school year.
Topics: Education research, Math
Products: MAP Accelerator
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Equity: Definitions and Perspectives from U.S. Educators
A new study from NWEA features voices of U.S. teachers, school and district leaders providing their understanding and definition of equity, challenges and opportunities in implementing equity initiatives, impacts of the COVID disruptions on schools and recommendations for moving forward in a post-pandemic world.
Topics: Equity, Insights and reports, Professional learning