by Chandra Williams | Feb 2, 2018 | Instructional Strategies, Literacy Instruction, School Improvement
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... 
by Chandra Williams | Jan 19, 2018 | Literacy Instruction, School Improvement, Students At Risk
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... by Chandra Williams | Jan 5, 2018 | Literacy Instruction, Students At Risk
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 into reading education. There are countless numbers of research findings, professional... 
by Chandra Williams | Dec 4, 2017 | Literacy Instruction, Students At Risk
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, from both Parents and Teachers, we can learn how to minimize reading...
