09 / 2024

Effective and Fun: 5 Ideas to Engage Students In and Out of the Classroom

September 17, 2024| Posted in Literacy, Best Practices| 458

Every student should be provided effective and fun classroom instruction that is differentiated for their intellectual ability and academic readiness. Learn 5 ways this can be accomplished in and out of the classroom while addressing the critical skills that underpin fluent reading and writing.

Systematic, Explicit Instruction and Implicit Learning: Finding the Balance

September 10, 2024| Posted in Literacy, Best Practices| 371

Research is clear - instruction that incorporates systematically designed and explicit instruction along with opportunities for implicit learning is most effective. Drs. Jan Hasbrouck and Nancy Young break down these terms and provide authentic examples of how to appropriately include them in literacy instruction to ensure optimal student outcomes.

4 Assessments You Should Be Using to Improve Literacy Outcomes

September 9, 2024| Posted in Literacy, Best Practices| 336

Professional educators use sufficient, appropriate information derived from on-going assessments to plan and deliver instruction and intervention for each student. Learn from Dr. Jan Hasbrouck about the 4 categories of academic assessments, each of which is designed to answer simple but important questions.

A Superpower Boost: Multilingual Learners and the Fluency Development Lesson

September 4, 2024| Posted in Literacy, Best Practices| 249

Fluency is a fuel that helps multilingual learners (MLLs) leverage their superpower. Discover how instruction in reading fluency facilitates the development of essential English oral language skills like phrasing, intonation, and vocabulary among MLLs. Mastering these skills equips MLLs to comprehend English more proficiently, especially when they achieve fluency in decoding.