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The Pandemic, Students’ Academic Performance, and Preparing for the Rest of the School Year
This Blog addresses the importance of discussing with teachers and students how the pandemic has impacted and is impacting the school and schooling process cannot be understated. Rather than assume th...
Read Full ArticleCurbing the Pandemic Slide by Putting the Right Students into the Right Instructional Groups (Part II)
Curbing the Pandemic Slide by Putting the Right Students into the Right Instructional Groups. Which Peas are You Going to Put in Your Pandemic Pod? (Part II)Dear Colleagues,Introduction While clear...
Read Full ArticleIt’s Not About the Size of the Pandemic Slide—It’s About Where to Start Teaching (Part I)
It’s Not About the Size of the Pandemic Slide—It’s About Where to Start Teaching (Part I)During a Crisis, You Have to Change the Definition of SuccessDear Colleagues,Introduction The existence and i...
Read Full ArticleTeaching in this Fall’s Post-Pandemic World: Addressing the Academic Needs of the “Way High” and “Way Low” Students (Part II)
For Some Students, There Will Be No COVID-19 SlideDear Colleagues,Introduction The pandemic clearly is not over. In fact, over the past two weeks, the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths have inc...
Read Full ArticleUnderachieving, Unresponsive, Unsuccessful, Disabled, and Failing Readers (Part II)
Underachieving, Unresponsive, Unsuccessful, Disabled, and Failing ReadersDiagnostic Assessment Must Link to Intervention: If We Don’t Know “Why,” We Can’t Know “What” (Part II)Dear Colleagues,Introduc...
Read Full ArticleLiteracy Instruction and Student Reading Proficiency: The Multi-Tiered Whole Must be Greater than the Sum of Its Disconnected Parts (Part I)
How a Comprehensive Blueprint Prevents Isolated Solutions and Inconsistent ResultsDear Colleagues,Introduction Well. . . “all of a sudden,” there has been a nationwide rush of policy, publ...
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