Topic: Skills

IRA 2024 NTL Knowledge Building Blog

Background knowledge acts as a framework that students can use to connect new information to what they already know, deepening their reading comprehension.

HNM WF2103603 FP Assess 2024 Strategies for Maximizing the Impact of Literacy Assessments Blog Post

Literacy assessments provide critical insights, but their real power lies in how teachers use that data to drive instruction.

HNM WF2093015 FP Assessment 2024 NTL Early Assessment Blog Post

By gaining a clear picture of each child’s reading abilities from the start, educators can tailor their instruction to meet individual needs, ensuring that every lesson is relevant, engaging, and effective.

FPL 2024 Assessment Data Blog 1

Discover practical ways to use assessment data to personalize instruction and improve student outcomes in elementary and middle school classrooms. Learn strategies that teachers can implement today.

UOSW 2023 Record Keeping Blog 2

Record-keeping systems allow you to consolidate data, study individual progress, track the frequency with which you meet with students, and easily access and update your data across time.

UOSW 2023 6 New Tools Blog 1

Here are six tools you can slowly introduce into your classroom writing center to support student independence.

GR2e 2023 Blog2 5 Tipsfor Powerful Small Group Reading

Small-group reading lessons have the potential to transform students into confident and skilled readers.

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When teaching whole-class novels, Roberts continually asks two questions to determine if her teaching practice truly has students' interests in mind: