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Science of reading, MTSS, leadership, and special education insights from Dr. Chandra Williams and the CSAS team: the same thinking our partner schools get, published for everyone. Learn, grow, and take your system to the next level.
Progress Monitoring Strategies That Actually Work
The Hidden Problem in Most Schools Every school says they “monitor progress.” But here’s what that often looks like: Data collected every 6–8 weeks Spreadsheets updated… but not used Instruction continues unchanged Students stay stuck And leaders are left wondering:...
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Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS): Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
Recently, a veteran educator in central Florida mentioned that her school, in a move to better serve students who were failing, had transitioned from using Response-to-Intervention...
Building Reading Skills – One Step at a Time
Students who consistently struggle over time to learn to read, begin to develop low self-esteem and some children might even say that they feel stupid. These feelings may be a direct...
Improving Reading Outcomes and the Principal’s Role
Those familiar with schools and staff know that Principals have a limited amount of time each day, so it’s imperative that they are laser-focused on reading instruction and breaking...
Effective Reading Instruction: The Nuts and Bolts
How do you help students become great readers at an early age? To begin with, instill a love of reading with your children. More importantly, though, there is so much more that goes...
Reading Instruction Research Findings – Things May Not Be as They Seem
Around every corner is someone professing to have the answer to reading education. There are systems, programs, well-known books, videos, step-by-step instructions, core comprehensive...
Struggling to Read: The Domino Effect
Reading is required to function in our society today. However, there are many adults who can read just barely enough to get by. Reading and writing skills are vital to finding a good...
Difficulty Reading, Wait and See?
Imagine yourself to be the teacher of a classroom of young elementary school students. Maybe, some of you are that teacher. The children in your class are bright, beautiful,...
How to Recognize Early Signs of a Child Struggling to Read
Let's face it, not everyone is a born reader. Students fall behind for various reasons, failures happen and we can't always prevent them. However, if we consider two perspectives,...
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