Home-School Connections

10 Effective Ways to Help English Learners Excel with Grade-Level Content

February 14, 2025| Posted in Literacy, Best Practices| 1086

Discover 10 effective strategies to help English Learners succeed with grade-level content. Learn how to use primary language resources, visual supports, and strategic grouping to bridge language and content learning, creating an inclusive classroom where ELs thrive.

Five Considerations When Choosing Early Literacy Assessment Tools

January 6, 2025| Posted in Literacy, Best Practices| 2345

Five Considerations When Choosing Early Literacy Assessment Tools

Co-Planning: 5 Capacity-Building Ideas That Go the Long Distance

January 3, 2025| Posted in Literacy, Best Practices| 1313

Co-Planning: 5 Capacity-Building Ideas That Go the Long Distance

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

September 17, 2024| Posted in Literacy, Best Practices| 6819

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.

Exchanging Heart Language: Moving Families and Educators from Acquaintances to Partners

November 18, 2021| Posted in On the Blog| 7664

You could say these are hard times or you could say these are heart times — times that unmistakably, undeniably involve our hearts in showing up, in accepting and managing challenging emotions, and in growing and sustaining our nourishing relationships. Here are some specific ideas for using heart language as a way to build authentic partnerships with families/caregivers.

Empowering Growth Mindsets Through Home-School Connections

December 9, 2020| Posted in On the Blog| 22534

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.