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Category Archives: achievement
Free gift from Education Consumers Foundation!
From JohnL over on Teach Effectively!. Isn’t it unusual to get something for free that is actually worth a lot? The good folks over at Education Consumers Foundation (ECF) are giving away a small book that is quite valuable, and … Continue reading
Posted in achievement, Administration, arithmetic, Arithmetic and mathematics, Assessment, Behavior management, Bookshelf, Content learning, Direct Instruction, Early Childhood, effectiveness, efficacy, Elementary, evidence, evidence-based education, literacy, logic, mathematics, News, policy, preschool, Primary, Professional development, Public policy, reading, reason, reforms, Research, secondary, Special Education, spelling, standards, teacher education, teachers, teaching, The press, Written Expression
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It’s the teaching that matters
From JohnL over on Teach Effectively!. Does all the verbiage about the ills of education make you wonder about the reasoning skills of educational reformers? Well, it does make me have questions. I practice resisting the urge to walk away … Continue reading
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Teaching spelling promotes general literacy
From JohnL over on Teach Effectively!. In “Using Encoding Instruction to Improve the Reading and SpellingPerformances of Elementary Students At Risk for Literacy Difficulties: A Best-Evidence Synthesis,” professsors Beverly Weiser and Patricia Mathes of Southern Methodist University reviewed of studies … Continue reading
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McNergney: Small teaching
My colleague, Robert McNergney has a post on Education News entitled “Small Ball: Small Teaching” that captures an important idea: Pay attention to the details. He based his brief essay on an enquiry from a student about whether he had read… Continue reading
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Looks like a winner!
Explicit Instruction, a new book by Anita Archer and Charles Hughes, sure gives the appearance of a winner. I’ve only had the chance to read the first chapter, but that and the knowledge that these two authors know their way around both the resea… Continue reading
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Eliminating Grade Levels in Public Schools
From Shane over on ADHD & LD Resource Blog.
Posted in achievement, ADHD, LD, school, teaching
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Eliminating Grade Levels in Public Schools
From Shane over on ADHD & LD Resource Blog.
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Eliminating Grade Levels in Public Schools
From Shane over on ADHD & LD Resource Blog.
Posted in achievement, ADHD, LD, school, teaching
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Eliminating Grade Levels in Public Schools
From Shane over on ADHD & LD Resource Blog.
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PISA results as Rorschach
The education press is abuzz about the release of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009 results, so it’s a good time for some semi-snarky speculation about excuses for the less-than-stellar relative scores for US students a… Continue reading →