Background knowledge acts as a framework that students can use to connect new information to what they already know, deepening their reading comprehension.
November 21, 2024
Literacy assessments provide critical insights, but their real power lies in how teachers use that data to drive instruction.
November 4, 2024
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.
October 22, 2024
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.
July 31, 2024
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.
December 29, 2023
Here are six tools you can slowly introduce into your classroom writing center to support student independence.
December 26, 2023
Small-group reading lessons have the potential to transform students into confident and skilled readers.
December 1, 2023
When teaching whole-class novels, Roberts continually asks two questions to determine if her teaching practice truly has students' interests in mind:
April 30, 2018