At many schools, conversations about data-driven instruction are focused on formal progress monitoring tools and the school’s data wall. While assessments are necessary, there is also valuable data to be found in the classroom everyday. Through formative assessment, teachers are gathering data during lessons and activities, while learning is taking place. They can use the…
Exciting research, titled “Rapid and widespread white matter plasticity during an intensive reading intervention”, has been published in the journal Nature. The study, from the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, University of Washington (UW), examined growth in reading skills and white matter in school-aged, struggling readers. Diffusion MRI data collected during 8 weeks…
Now, more than ever, you can count on us to help meet the learning needs of your family. We know that school is currently full of uncertainties. We’re here to support you with our proven approach: Catch up in core skills like reading and math. Subjects that can be extra tough in distance-hybrid…
At Lindamood-Bell, instruction during the September holidays is individualized to meet each student’s needs. Now more than ever, it’s a great time to catch up or get ahead with learning skills that will make school easier. Ways We Can Help Students who do not require remediation can benefit from our expertise in…
Most reading experts agree on one thing: In order to comprehend what they read, students must have strong decoding skills and adequate oral vocabulary. In other words, a child must be able to accurately decode every word on the page, and know what each of the words means. However, better reading comprehension goes beyond understanding…
In this webinar, titled Four Decades of Special Education Reading Instruction: Lessons Learned from a Career of Implementing Reading Practices in a Large Urban School District, Barbara Wilmarth, Instructional Staff Developer, Exceptional Student Education (ESE) for Pinellas County Schools in Florida, will highlight how the implementation of process-based reading instruction changed student performance and how…
“It was fine.” “We didn’t really do anything.” “It was okay, I guess.” Students can be notoriously tight-lipped when it comes to sharing details of the school day. It can be hard for parents to glean how things are really going: did your second grader eat his or her entire lunch? Is…
During the school year, reading is built into a child’s day. Students are reading from the board, assignment sheets, and books at school, and during homework time. Parents may feel challenged when trying to squeeze reading into the summer schedule. No matter where your summer adventures take your family, it’s important to include regular reading…
Research shows that students who read over summer break end up boosting their reading skills, while those who do not, often slide backward, losing up to two months of what they learned during the school year. This is why teachers always encourage students to read as much as possible over summer break. But if your…
