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John Alexander
Dr. John Alexander
Educator and Literacy Expert
Teaching Reading: Why the "HOW" Is Critical
July 28, 2021

When we teach reading, it is imperative that we get it right the first time. If we fail to do so, our students—and, ultimately, society—will suffer.

  • LANGUAGE Live
 
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Meredith Nardone
National LETRS Trainer and author of the blog Creativity to the Core
Putting Sound Walls to Practice
July 19, 2021

There are 44 phonemes in English, but only 26 letters. Yet, there are more than 240 ways to represent the sounds in English—whew! Sound walls are helpful instructional tools because they provide teachers with an approachable way to begin incorporating evidence-based instruction in the classroom. Thanks to Dr. Mary Dahlgren and her passion for spreading this knowledge, teachers have been eagerly implementing sound walls in classrooms around the world.

  • LETRS
 
Dr. Stephanie Stollar
Dr. Stephanie Stollar
Creator of The Reading Science Academy and assistant professor in the reading science program at Mount St. Joseph University
Part 2: using Universal Screening Data to Evaluate Learning Loss
June 24, 2021

Due to learning loss from pandemic-related school closures, the next beginning-of-year universal screening assessments will likely identify a higher-than-usual number of students as at risk.

  • Acadience
  • Assessment
 
Dr. Stephanie Stollar
Dr. Stephanie Stollar
Creator of The Reading Science Academy and assistant professor in the reading science program at Mount St. Joseph University
Part 1: Using Universal Screening Data to Evaluate Learning Loss
June 17, 2021

Universal screening offers a valuable opportunity for the early identification of student needs—and its power lies not in data collection, but in data use.

  • Acadience
  • Assessment
 
Jon Hummell
Jon Hummell
Director of State Initiatives, Lexia Learning
The Future of CARES Act Funds: What You Need to Know
June 3, 2021

Here we are at the end of a school year unlike any other. And as you probably already know, Congress has allocated an unprecedented amount of federal education funding to help school districts overcome the unique challenges associated with the pandemic.

  • Passport
 
Pam Austin
Pam Austin
Professional Learning Facilitator Manager, Voyager Sopris Learning
Summer Reading Loss: Building Family Literacy to Help Students Stay Strong Over the Summer
May 27, 2021

Spring leads to summer, and summer usually leads to a change of routine that shifts how students interact with words, text, and all forms of literacy. Known as summer reading loss, this phenomenon affects many students—especially those who are already performing below grade-level expectations.

  • Literacy
  • Reading Rangers