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Separate the Chaff from the … What? – The Irony of Reading Research
Posted Thursday, October 25, 2007 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: Reading, Assessments, Instruction, Administrators, Teachers, Home School, Special Education, Experts, Paolo Martin, Reading Specialist,
"Scientifically-based reading research" (SBRR) is a term that has been widely used since the passage of NCLB and the Reading First Act, and the publication of the National Reading Panel's five essential elements of reading instruction in their report "Teaching Children to Read." Unfortunately, SBRR today, as informative and unbiased as it sounds, is not used by the powers that be to truly tease out the very complex nature of reading and learning to read. (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Are Students Inheriting a Fear of Math?
Posted Tuesday, October 23, 2007 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: Math, Instruction, Administrators, Teachers, Home School, Special Education, Experts, Anne-Evan Williams, Dir. Of Educational Development, Let’s Go Learn,
Math anxiety is a common problem. It's a large part of the reason students fail to take important upper-level math courses. But maybe talking to our students about their math fears isn't all we need to be doing. Maybe some of that fear is inherited, passed down from parents with their own math anxieties. Maybe it's time for the schools to address the math anxieties of the parents as well.
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Who’s Your Village?
Posted Tuesday, October 16, 2007 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: Instruction, Administrators, Teachers, Special Education, Experts, Paolo Martin, Reading Specialist,
Like my nieces and nephews, many kids in the U.S. are fortunate enough to have "a village" to help raise them - like in the African proverb. But why does it seem so difficult for teachers who are responsible for 15 to 35 kids to get help from their local communities? (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
D for Missing Assignments
Posted Thursday, October 11, 2007 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: Reading, Math, Assessments, Instruction, Special Education, Experts, Paolo Martin, Reading Specialist,
The National Panel for Assessment and Educational Progress, which bills itself as the nation's "report card," recently released the results of its periodic assessment of a sampling of children's reading and math skills around the nation. According to the report card, children seem to be doing significantly better in math and moderately better in reading. However, the report card also shows that the achievement gaps between white children and their Black and Hispanic counterparts have changed very little. (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Good Educational Technology: What Does That Mean?
Posted Tuesday, October 02, 2007 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: Educational Technology, Administrators, Teachers, Experts, Anne-Evan Williams, Dir. Of Educational Development, Let’s Go Learn,
Hardware, software, professional development. All make up what we refer to as educational technology. But is one component more important than another? Is one more often ignored? What does it mean for schools to have "good educational technology"? (0) Comments • Permalink
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