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All month long, we’ve been highlighting best practices for working with English as a Second Language (ESL) students and English Language Learners (ELLs). We’ve discussed: Lesson Planning for ESL Students Differentiation for ESL Students Response to Intervention (RTI)...
The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented challenges for children and families, particularly those who suffer from learning disabilities. One group, in particular, children with dyslexia, has struggled with the changes to schooling and the learning loss that...
I am sure you have heard some version of this question from school leaders, teachers, and parents, “What is going to be done to address the loss of instruction to mitigate learning loss?” The pandemic has added a new layer of complexities, making this question...
Learning Loss During COVID-19 With the ongoing coronavirus numbers, districts, and schools there is a lot of uncertainty about whether they will have to pivot to virtual or hybrid learning for the remainder of this school year. The research is clear about the impact...
Morphemes, prosody, phonological awareness… you’re not alone if an elementary ELA lesson feels a bit more like rocket science. If it were easier, our society might not face such enormous inequities in literacy. However, research shows that reading disparities can be...
Studies have shown that schools that do not implement a school-wide strategy across all grade levels for improving literacy do not demonstrate reading or writing proficiency or growth. With over 66 percent of all 8th graders in the U.S. lacking basic literacy skills,...
Although many schools are able to host some sort of digital learning sessions for students during COVID-19 related school closures, parents are increasingly taking on the role of teachers as they guide their children through remote learning. Unfortunately, parents...
The importance of literacy across all school subjects is obvious: If students struggle to read textbooks, novels, worksheets, classroom assignments, and instructional materials, they can find themselves at a huge disadvantage in any classroom. As you teach students...
Recently, while at an initial planning meeting to provide job-embedded professional development, the leadership team shared their concerns about at-risk students not making adequate growth to demonstrate proficiency on the upcoming state standardized test. When my...
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 result of being called "stupid" or "lazy" by their peers or others. There is plenty...
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