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As states adopt science of reading, one group calls for better teacher training, curriculum

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Wisconsin is creating a new literacy office and hiring reading coaches. Ohio is dedicating millions to a curriculum overhaul. Indiana is requiring new teacher training. But a national policy group says many states still have significant work to do to ensure strong reading instruction. newsletters.

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Science teachers, math teachers, history teachers–we’re all reading teachers now

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Join eSchool News for the 12 Days of Edtech with 2024s most-read and most-loved stories. On the 5th Day of Edtech, our story focuses on post-COVID reading instruction. Im in my fifth year teaching science to fifth and sixth graders, but, like every other teacher at the K-8 charter school where I work, I also teach reading.

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Science teachers, math teachers, history teachers–we’re all reading teachers now

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I’m in my fifth year teaching science to fifth and sixth graders, but, like every other teacher at the K-8 charter school where I work, I also teach reading. Luckily, training offered by my school, Springfield Prep in Massachusetts, has provided me with tools to help get students reading proficiently again.

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Teacher helps implement the science of reading ‘one bite at a time’

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The approach: Align state standards, curriculum, and teacher training programs with practices rooted in the science of reading, which emphasizes phonics to help students decode words. My favorite part of high school was when I was a cadet teacher and worked with elementary students. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.

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3 Reasons Teachers Should Use the Playlist Model

Catlin Tucker

I’ve trained many teachers who use choice boards and ask, “What’s the difference between a choice board and a playlist?” Despite this reality, most learning is teacher-paced, not student-paced. The focus is on the teacher covering content and moving students through lessons on a strict timeline.

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What students are reading

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While that resolution was a complete failure (I still have unread books on my shelf), it reignited my love of reading. Each year, I document my #BritReads reading journey on my social media channels. I read every single book in The Baby-Sitters Club series as a child, so it’s heartwarming to see these Ann M.

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4 ways a STEAM-centered curriculum is critical to youth education

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A few months into the 2021-22 school year, teachers, parents, and students are once again confronted with the devastating reality of pandemic-prompted learning loss. Within the first quarter of this school year, gaps in academic proficiencies such as reading, writing and math have become prevalent.