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.

NWEA Professional Learning literacy expert Dr. Tiffany Peltier demonstrates how spelling and word-chaining routines can be used to reinforce more complex vocabulary.

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.

NWEA Professional Learning literacy expert Dr. Tiffany Peltier welcomes students to the NWEA Learning Lab to demonstrate some simple spelling routines.

Teacher-Tested Strategies: This video brings you inside real classrooms where MAP Growth is working smarter — not harder — for teachers and students. Hear directly from reading and math specialists in Greensburg Salem School District, Pennsylvania as they share strategies to prepare students, use reports effectively, and celebrate growth — especially for striving learners who use Read 180 and Math 180 for intervention. Whether you’re a district leader, coach, or classroom teacher, these proven practices will help you get more from every MAP Growth test.

A story of how NWEA teams partnered with one California district to make sure their current needs were met with each visit.

Educators from Midlothian High School in Texas share how MAP Growth improves the speed and accuracy with which they evaluate their students’ achievement levels and academic needs. When students come in to 9th grade with four years of historical MAP data, decisions can be made faster, and Fall MAP testing cuts down dramatically on evaluation time for teachers.