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Michelle Easley
Diversity and Digital Content Expert, author, and presenter
Simple Strategies to Help Struggling Readers Achieve Grade-Level Success
November 15, 2018

Only one-third of American students entering high school are proficient in reading (National Assessment of Educational Progress). Many students lack the basic, foundational reading skills necessary to be successful academically.

  • Reading
  • Reading Intervention
 
Dr. John Woodward
Dr. John Woodward
Author of TransMath®
What if All Students Were Proficient in Mathematics?
November 1, 2018

There is a common tendency today to link higher math standards for our students with the kind of achievement we see in other countries. A complementary thread is to link high standards in math to the broad trends in our ever-changing, information economy. By implication, we need to ensure all students are proficient in this discipline.

  • Algebra
  • Math
  • Math Intervention
 
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Voyager Sopris Learning
The Reading, Writing, and Math Intervention Specialist
The Artist Behind #IAmMore: An Interview with Julian Gaines
October 25, 2018

Two weeks ago, we shared Part One of our inspiring conversation with Julian Gaines is a globally recognized artist whose work is unique, inspiring, and embodies what it is to be MORE. Here is Part Two.

  • #IAmMore
  • LANGUAGE Live
  • Literacy
 
Jenny Hamilton
Dr. Jenny Hamilton
 
Narrative Writing: There’s More to the Story
October 18, 2018

Once upon a time, students engaged in creative writing. In fact, creative writing constituted the bulk of the writing students generated. The educational pendulum rarely finding balance has now swung wholeheartedly to expository writing, often completely shunning narrative writing instruction.

  • Step Up to Writing
  • Writing
 
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The Reading, Writing, and Math Intervention Specialist
The Artist Behind #IAmMore: An Interview with Julian Gaines
October 9, 2018

Because of his work and belief in the potential in every child, Voyager Sopris Learning commissioned Julian to create our signature #IAmMore graphics, which have been the focal point of the movement and campaign designed to give teachers and students a voice and share their stories of what makes them more than meets the eye.

  • IAmMore
  • LANGUAGE Live
  • Literacy
 
Dr. Louisa Moats
Author of LANGUAGE! Live®
It’s Dyslexia: What’s a Teacher to Do?
October 4, 2018

Dyslexia is the most common type of developmental reading disability and one of the most studied of all learning disorders. Advocates have successfully pushed more than 40 states to adopt rules and guidelines for the identification and treatment of dyslexia. Given prevalence estimates of about 5 percent to 17 percent of all students, one or two who merit this descriptor are likely to be in every classroom. Thus, every teacher should be familiar with the nature of the disorder and how to teach children who are affected by it.

  • Dyslexia
  • Literacy
  • Reading Intervention