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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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Speaking Out Against Graduation Exams
Posted Tuesday, January 22, 2008 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: Reading, Math, Assessments, Administrators, Teachers, Special Education, Experts, Anne-Evan Williams, Dir. Of Educational Development, Let’s Go Learn,
Educators and school board members alike are speaking out against the proposed graduation exam requirements in Pennsylvania. With the number of benchmark assessments on the rise across the country, there are many who feel that assessments are the only way to hold both teachers and students accountable for their learning. But in Pennsylvania, they disagree. (0) Comments • Permalink
Calculators in the Classroom
Posted Thursday, December 13, 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,
Since the invention of the calculator forty years ago, educators have debated the value of such tools in the classroom. (3) Comments • Permalink
Building our Children’s Brains
Posted Thursday, December 06, 2007 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: Reading, Math, Instruction, Administrators, Teachers, Home School, Special Education, Experts, Anne-Evan Williams, Dir. Of Educational Development, Let’s Go Learn,
Carol S. Dweck identifies two different mindsets in students: the fixed mindset, which believes that success stems from ability, and the growth mindset, which believes success comes from growth. Dweck's research has shown that students who are spoken to with a growth mindset are the students for whom growth is more likely, and success greater. (0) Comments • Permalink
Another Vote against Oral Reading Measures
Posted Thursday, November 29, 2007 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: Reading, Assessments, Administrators, Teachers, Special Education, Experts, Anne-Evan Williams, Dir. Of Educational Development, Let’s Go Learn,
Teachers have long used oral reading measures as a standard of reading assessment. Meanwhile, opponents have launched a variety of criticisms, pointing to the social stigma associated with reading out loud and claiming too great a focus on "sounding right." But new research from the University of Maryland presents fresh, concrete data against oral reading measures and in favor of silent reading comprehension in student assessment. (1) Comments • Permalink
Never Underestimate the Importance of Informal Assessment
Posted Tuesday, November 20, 2007 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: Reading, Assessments, Teachers, Home School, Special Education, Experts, Anne-Evan Williams, Dir. Of Educational Development, Let’s Go Learn,
Documenting student reading behavior has always been a challenge, and with the stress now on formal reading assessments, it's important to remember that reading is a distinctly personal process--and to remember that we're not teaching reading; we're teaching children.
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