Many students who graduate from high school face significant challenges in college related to their reading ability. These challenges stem from an inability to navigate complex...
Proficiency in reading impacts all subjects across the secondary curriculum. Adolescents differ in their reading proficiency (Snow, 2002) and, therefore, differ in their levels of...
As described in “ Understanding Academic Language and its Connection to School Success ” (Friedberg, Mitchell, & Brooke, 2016), academic language is critical for reading...
Decades of research have demonstrated that a student’s mindset is a critical factor that impacts how comfortable and motivated they are when posed with a new or difficult problem...
Student motivation in the classroom is of critical concern because students who are motivated by their own learning perform considerably higher academically than unmotivated and...
The widespread collection of data in education has given rise to vast amounts of information. This white paper examines three areas in which district leaders can use valuable...
In order to gain knowledge through independent reading and participate in meaningful discussions in the classroom, students must master the complex words and phrases that...
English Learners (ELs) are one of the fastest-growing subgroups among the school-aged population in the United States and are diverse due to differences in students’ exposure to...
This white paper explores the importance of assessment competency and how when assessments are properly administered and integrated into instruction, the resulting data can...
Research has shown that oral language—the foundations of which are developed by age four—has a profound impact on children’s preparedness for kindergarten and on their success...
