One of the major challenges of ESL teachers is working with learners who have no prior literacy. How can you best teach these learners to read? Teaching non-literate or very low literate non-English speakers to read is NOT like teaching students who are literate in another language. Robin Lovrien Schwarz, PhD, will help you learn [...]
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Schools and districts are applying the Response to Intervention (RtI) model to increase achievement for all students. Using a problem-solving approach that incorporates universal screening data, targeted prevention/intervention programs, and ongoing progress monitoring, the model provides a proven framework for the delivery of effective instructional practices matched to student needs. REGISTER NOW for the RTI [...]
Boosting student achievement means identifying those students at risk for learning difficulties in reading and math, behavioral issues or on the brink of dropping out. THE Journal WEBINAR Series PRESENTS: Universal Screening Webinar: Register for the Universal Screening Webinar and LEARN HOW TO: Place students in the right reading and math level across grades Accurately [...]
Universal screening is a single test of all students used for multiple grade levels. Age-appropriate skills is determined by National and State Standards. Questions provided must be research-based and tested over time. Universal screening allows schools to not only capture a benchmark skill level but also to make informative decisions over time. What does all [...]
Reading Horizons Intervention Software Program Literacy is usually the first to be discussed when addressing both Reading Intervention and Math Intervention solutions. So what is literacy? The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has drafted the following definition: “‘Literacy’ is the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate, compute and use printed and [...]
What is Differentiated Instruction? Differentiated Instruction Defined “You will know that you are differentiating when you are providing more small group activities and these groups are flexible from activity to activity based on a variety of pre-assessment strategies. There will also be an increase in individual alternatives such as centers, contracts, independent study, and even [...]