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Ignite Reading Partners with UF Lastinger Center’s Florida Tutoring Advantage

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Ignite Reading was selected as a tutoring partner for the Florida Tutoring Advantage through an ITN process conducted by the University of Florida. Dayspring Academy announced results from its ongoing partnership with Ignite Reading to deliver online, one-to-one literacy tutoring for K through 1st graders. Lastinger Center Director.

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Grade Interviews

Catlin Tucker

Over the last two years, I’ve moved further and further away from traditional grading. I’ve blogged about grading for mastery of skills instead of the accumulation of points and ditching my traditional grade book in favor of an ongoing assessment document. Grade Interviews. They begin with a claim.

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New Tradition: Family Reading Time

Catlin Tucker

As part of their homework, they must read each day. My daughter, who is in 2nd grade, is expected to read independently for 25 minutes a day in Spanish. She is an avid reader, who devours chapter books in both English and Spanish. My son, who is in kindergarten, is just beginning to read. It’s simple.

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Ditching Traditional Grades & My Online Gradebook

Catlin Tucker

Last year, I began experimenting with standards-based grading and wrote a blog titled “ Grading for Mastery and Redesigning My Gradebook. This summer I read Starr Stackstein’s book Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways to Go Gradeless in a Traditional Grades School.

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Young students less prepared for grade-level reading, math

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This report is one of the first to gather and analyze nationally representative data from more than five million Grades K–2 students, thanks to their i-Ready® Diagnostic for Reading and for Mathematics. Some grades demonstrate modest recovery. points for Grade 1 and Grade 2 students, respectively, from pre-pandemic to 2021.

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5 ways our students benefit from our online literacy platform

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In most cases, students had learned conversational English but had never really engaged with the alphabet. This wasnt just an English Learner issue, but it was one that required a separate focus. While many students are proficient in other languages, these languages may not share the same alphabet or sounds as English.

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The dangers of attempting to ‘Instant Pot’ educational progress

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In 2024, both Oklahoma and Wisconsin lowered what it means for students to be proficient in grade-level content. Minnesota, Florida, and North Carolina are rolling back high school math or English requirements. Its a troubling trend thats sweeping through red states and blue states alike.

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