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Easy to find, not always true: Helping students evaluate AI-generated content

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Teaching the new core four To help students become critical consumers of information, educators must still emphasize four essential evaluative criteria, but these must now be framed in the context of AI-generated content and advanced search systems. The stakes are higher. The tools are smarter. The educators role is more important than ever.

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Ignite Reading Again Approved as 1:1 High-Dosage Early Literacy Tutoring Provider in Massachusetts

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BOSTON — Ignite Reading — a Science of Reading-based virtual tutoring program serving students in 18 states nationwide — today announced its approval by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to continue providing 1:1 high-dosage evidence-based literacy tutoring to K-3 students across the commonwealth.

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5 strategies to get your students talking

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Using HyperDocs, the instructor explains concepts through a mini-lesson, students share their learning by elaborating on topics/objectives, and they evaluate their learning through reflection. After reading, students can share their responses via Padlet in text, image, and video. The questions are: What surprised me?

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Students Using Lexia Core5 Reading Outperformed Their Peers On the Smarter Balanced English Language Arts/Literacy Assessment

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BOSTON – In California, third- to fifth-grade students at 525 schools using Lexia Core5 Reading (Core5) from Lexia , a Cambium Learning Group brand, made significantly higher literacy gains compared to their peers in 4,362 schools that did not use the program. For more information, visit lexialearning.com.

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From school year to summer: Why reliable edtech matters to boost literacy

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She insisted on having the latest World Book Encyclopedia set every year, instilling in me a love of reading and inquiry. In a landscape where English proficiency and reading levels vary widely, it’s essential that we provide high-quality, credible resources that offer both language accessibility and academic rigor.

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Supporting delayed readers: Strategies for success

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These students can make meaningful gains when provided with targeted reading intervention strategies tailored to their needs. Still, educators can offer early literacy support and help for struggling readers using evidence-based reading instruction. What is a delayed reader?

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A Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy For Evaluating Digital Tasks

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Skip to content Read Menu Toggle Critical Thinking Posts Learning Posts Literacy Posts Recent Newsletter Support Us? It aligns traditional thinking levels—Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate, and Create—with today’s digital tasks, tools, and media. That’s where Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy becomes especially useful.