12 / 2020

Since so much of our society promotes a fixed mindset, educating caregivers about a growth mindset and helping them see how their language can impact their children’s understanding of themselves is key to supporting educator and student success in the classroom.

2020 had many educators rethinking each practice and the place it holds for a well-developed reading instructional experience. Patty McGee shares essential practices to help your students continue to develop as readers, supporting in-person, distance, or hybrid learning.

Research shows that when a self-selected text is above a student’s independent reading level, that student will struggle productively to understand it.