Category: instructional strategy
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Does Your School Practice Equity?
It is that time of year when students are returning to schools all across our country. The type of school they are returning to will play a significant role in their success or lack thereof. If they are returning to an EQUITY School, then their success is all but guaranteed. These are schools that believe:…
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Leveled Reading Instruction Destroys Equity
Teaching students to read with instructional level reading groups keeps marginalized students marginalized. The system must be changed.
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The Science of Reading with a Dose of Caution
The science of reading is quite the rage these days. School districts and even whole states are requiring that students are taught to read based on what we know from the science of reading. That is a great development and one to be handled with caution. The publication of the report Preventing Reading Difficulties in…
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Cooperative Learning: A Powerful Tool for Equity (Part II)
Cooperative learning is a powerful tool for helping to create equity in our schools and classrooms. Highly effective cooperative learning structures help ensure all students master rigorous grade level standards. This instructional model is constructed so that students are working together to ensure each one learns and masters the content that has often been initially…