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What research tells us about new kindergarteners—and how you can boost reading and math skills
COVID-19 has made teaching incredibly hard. This e-book brings together research and practical advice to support you in continuing to reach your youngest learners during this difficult year.
Topics: Early learning
Products: MAP Growth
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Math isn’t magic: How to build keen and confident math students
There’s a psychology behind creating confident math students. In this compilation ebook, we will explore the approaches that are most effective for helping students overcome a fear of math.
Topics: Math
Products: Professional Learning, MAP Accelerator
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Approach SY21–22 with a growth mindset
NWEA research into student learning during the 2020–21 school year has confirmed what many suspected was true: COVID-19 school closures have exacerbated inequities in education. This eBook details the findings and offers pragmatic advice for reading and math instruction that can help teachers harness the power of growth mindset.
Topics: Instructional strategy & resources
Products: MAP Growth
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Classroom approaches for healing from stress and trauma
In this collection of Teach. Learn. Grow. posts, Erin Beard, content design coordinator on NWEA’s professional learning team, offers validation, information, strategies, and tools educators can use in any kind of learning space to support their students in social-emotional learning and overcoming toxic stress and trauma.
Topics: Social emotional learning
Products: Professional Learning
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How to support reading at home: A guide for families
Literacy can be a big predictor of how a child will do in school—and even whether they’ll graduate. There’s a lot families can do to support a young reader at home. This collection of Teach. Learn. Grow. blog posts by NWEA literacy experts will walk you through exactly what to try. (If you’re an educator eager to support families reading at home, please share this e-book with them!)
Topics: Instructional strategy & resources, Early learning, Literacy
Products: Professional Learning
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Everything you need to know about the science of reading
Confused by conflicting reports on what works in literacy instruction? This ebook provides a concise view of evidence-based best practices for improving elementary reading outcomes.
Topics: Instructional strategy & resources, Education research, Leadership, Literacy, Science of reading
Products: MAP Reading Fluency
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How to support writing at home: A guide for families
Writing is an essential life skill. It opens doors for kids and adults alike and helps us better understand the world around us.
In this best of Teach. Learn. Grow. eBook, you’ll hear from several experts on writing and writing instruction. They’ll help you better understand how writing is learned and how best to support your student writer at home.
Topics: Early learning, Literacy