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Lessons from a Jar
Posted Wednesday, November 18, 2009 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: Instruction, Experts, Paolo Martin, Reading Specialist,
I suspect that the more time our children spend exploring ideas authentic to them on their terms, the more deeply they'll understand the world around them and the better able they'll be to make a significant mark on the world.
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The Gold Standard of RtI Implementation
Posted Friday, September 19, 2008 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: Reading, Math, Assessments, Instruction, Response to Intervention, Administrators, Teachers, Experts, Richard Capone, CEO, Let’s Go Learn,
Discovering the best way to implement RtI in your school or district
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Resolution for the Year of the Rat
Posted Friday, February 15, 2008 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: Instruction, Administrators, Teachers, Home School, Special Education, Experts, Paolo Martin, Reading Specialist,
Let us hold on to our promises to kids – for California, to really make this the “Year of Education,” for the U.K. to encourage others to make this the “National Year of Reading” – and stop for a moment and make a resolution to see education as something beyond the books, classroom lessons, and homework assignments – to see the face of real children whose lives affect us and are affected by us. Let’s make this year, perhaps this era, one for the prosperity of our children and youth. (0) Comments • Permalink
Response to Intervention: What You Need to Know
Posted Friday, February 15, 2008 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: Reading, Assessments, Instruction, Response to Intervention, Administrators, Teachers, Special Education, Experts, Richard D. McCallum, Ph.D.,
Whatever your political leanings may be, you can probably see the argument that NCLB has in many ways been good for low-achieving students. Titles 1 & 3, among others, have channeled funds directly toward students who need help, whether during the day or after school. An outgrowth of the focus on low-achieving kids has been a movement to systematize and structure the types of interventions schools offer for such students. This process has been codified in what is termed "Response to Intervention," or RtI. (4) Comments • Permalink
Alternate Materials: Engaging the Reluctant Reader
Posted Wednesday, February 13, 2008 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: Reading, Instruction, Administrators, Teachers, Home School, Special Education, Experts, Anne-Evan Williams, Dir. Of Educational Development, Let’s Go Learn,
When it comes down to it, whether our kids are reading "the classics" or Sports Illustrated for Kids shouldn't be our greatest concern. Really, the question is whether they are reading at all. And if we can find materials to engage them, they will!
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Freedom Writers
Posted Monday, February 04, 2008 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: Reading, Instruction, Administrators, Teachers, Home School, Special Education, Experts, Paolo Martin, Reading Specialist,
As I see it, when kids truly want to learn something - especially from curricula that encourage them to deal with real life issues like race and violence, while helping them develop strong enough literacy skills to make it to college - we do them more of a disservice by not allowing them to explore those materials. (0) Comments • Permalink