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Child Find and Universal Screening for the 2026-2027 Cycle: Using Comprehensive Diagnostics as an Early Identification Tool for Incoming and Transferring Students

Child Find and Universal Screening for the 2026-2027 Cycle: Using Comprehensive Diagnostics as an Early Identification Tool for Incoming and Transferring Students Top 3 Key Takeaways 1. Misalignment of Standard Screeners: Traditional benchmark tools utilize broad, grade-level-only scaled scores that fail to isolate foundational skill deficits. This leads to weak instructional placement, slow

By |2026-07-16T17:21:51+00:00July 16th, 2026|Education Reform|0 Comments

The Strategic Paradigm of Purposeful Screen Time in K-12 Education: 2024-2026 Comprehensive Analysis

The Strategic Paradigm of Purposeful Screen Time in K-12 Education: 2024-2026 Comprehensive Analysis In the years spanning 2024 to 2026, school district leaders, policy makers, and educators have moved beyond the reductive debate regarding device quantity, adopting a rigorous framework centered on purposeful screen time. This evolution recognizes that screen-based interactions are not

By |2026-05-14T19:01:36+00:00May 13th, 2026|Math Assessment|Comments Off on The Strategic Paradigm of Purposeful Screen Time in K-12 Education: 2024-2026 Comprehensive Analysis

Re-engineering Special Education Workflows from Diagnostic Data to Contextual AI

Re-engineering Special Education Workflows from Diagnostic Data to Contextual AI Top 3 Key Takeaways The primary ethical and operational crisis in special education is not the introduction of artificial intelligence; it is the systemic failure to provide teachers with precision diagnostic data at the foundational level of Individualized Education Program (IEP) development. While

By |2026-04-28T18:55:31+00:00April 28th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence (AI)|Comments Off on Re-engineering Special Education Workflows from Diagnostic Data to Contextual AI

Progress Monitoring That Actually Supports Instruction

Progress Monitoring That Actually Supports Instruction Top 3 Key Takeaways The shift from periodic benchmarks to continuous, granular diagnostics provides real-time instructional support. The "overlay" mechanism bridges the gap between baseline data and daily assessments to ensure substantive compliance. Prioritizing learning acceleration over traditional remediation significantly increases student mastery of grade-level standards.

By |2026-04-27T17:24:59+00:00April 27th, 2026|Math Assessment|Comments Off on Progress Monitoring That Actually Supports Instruction

Getting Ready for End-of-Year Testing: What You Can Do This Week

Getting Ready for End-of-Year Testing: What You Can Do This Week Top 3 Key Takeaways Focus on the biggest gaps, not everything: Use diagnostic data to zero in on the highest-impact skills. Keep practice targeted and low-stress: Short, focused sessions outperform cramming. Use adaptive tools for last-minute growth: Platforms like Let’s Go Learn

By |2026-04-14T20:17:41+00:00April 14th, 2026|Reading Assessment|Comments Off on Getting Ready for End-of-Year Testing: What You Can Do This Week

How AI Helps Special Educators Keep Up During IEP-Heavy Months

How AI Helps Special Educators Keep Up During IEP-Heavy Months Top 3 Key Takeaways AI reduces IEP workload by automating data collection, progress monitoring, and reporting, giving special educators more time for instruction. Diagnostic platforms like Let’s Go Learn provide IEP-ready data instantly, aligning assessment results directly to goals and present levels. AI-powered

By |2026-04-08T19:28:16+00:00April 1st, 2026|Artificial Intelligence (AI)|Comments Off on How AI Helps Special Educators Keep Up During IEP-Heavy Months

How to Create an Effective Individualized Education Program

How to Create an Effective Individualized Education Program (IEP) Top 3 Key Takeaways Effective IEPs begin with high-quality diagnostic data that clearly defines a student’s present levels of performance (PLAAFP). Tools like DORA and ADAM provide granular, skill-level insights that strengthen goal-setting. Goals must be measurable, standards-aligned, and instructionally meaningful, allowing teachers to

By |2026-03-17T19:20:44+00:00March 17th, 2026|Special Education|Comments Off on How to Create an Effective Individualized Education Program

How to Assess and Adjust Mid-Year Academic Goals

How to Assess and Adjust Mid-Year Academic Goals As we find ourselves at the midway point of the academic year, it becomes increasingly important to pause and reflect on the goals set at the beginning of the school year. Whether you're a student navigating the challenges of coursework, an educator guiding a classroom,

By |2024-01-24T17:25:58+00:00November 20th, 2023|Homeschool|Comments Off on How to Assess and Adjust Mid-Year Academic Goals

Let’s Go Learn Attends Special Education Legislative Summit 2022

During the second week of July, 2022, Let’s Go Learn had the privilege of joining other special education advocates from the private sector to help lobby the U.S. Congress for special education needs during the 2022 Special Education Leadership Summit (SELS). Let’s Go Learn’s CEO Richard Capone and Dr. Kurt Hulett, formerly Let’s Go

By |2023-04-10T23:29:52+00:00July 27th, 2022|Special Education|1 Comment

Boost Social-Emotional Learning with Let’s Go Learn

Introduction The ultimate goal of our educational system is to provide students with equitable school experiences that integrate academics, positive behavior, and community collaboration. But just a quick look at the graphic below from 2019 NASBE survey findings illustrates the conundrum that all teachers face – too many priorities and too little time

By |2022-09-02T00:02:21+00:00June 3rd, 2022|Education Reform|Comments Off on Boost Social-Emotional Learning with Let’s Go Learn
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