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JULY 30, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ello , developer of the world’s most advanced AI reading app, announced a new partnership with Civic Suds to promote reading by donating hundreds of children’s books while families are at laundromats this summer. Elizabeth Adams, Co-Founder and CXO of Ello. “As

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MARCH 30, 2020

The first image many people have of school is a circle of small children, sitting cross-legged, paying attention (or not) to an adult reading a book aloud and showing pictures to the class. A second question has been given almost equal importance: Is reading a book to students online even legal? What Is Fair Use? In the U.S.,

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

She wanted me to know that although she could not yet speak English, she felt confident as a learner in her first language. Research shows that students who are classified as English language learners may be perceived by teachers as less capable than their non-ELL peers. It’s so important that Esther spoke up about this.

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MAY 3, 2024

News outlets have detailed the rollout by the Texas Education Agency of a natural language processing program, a form of artificial intelligence, to score the written portion of standardized tests administered to students in third grade and up. Raña is not against the idea of using natural language processing on student assessments.

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JANUARY 10, 2018

Then there are the psychometricians—the math savants who design tests and create complex algorithms that attempt to make them fair to all students. Mark Moulton : Here that whole question is, what does fair mean? You pick your subject area, let’s say it’s language, and you have a set of standards, like the Common Core standards.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

For English learners, acquiring language proficiency opens the door to thrive across all subjects. However, learning a new language can be a long, difficult process that requires courage, resilience and trust from students who initially might feel vulnerable and out of place.

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eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2024

It enhances learning experiences with tailored learning paths and immediate feedback, improves accessibility and inclusivity through assistive and adaptive technologies and language translation, and boosts efficiency and administrative support by automating routine tasks and improving data management.

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JUNE 7, 2017

It started with an underwhelming science fair—the type we’re all familiar with: students standing next to handmade posters, listlessly describing their projects, usually alone. We often neglect to tell students that reading, writing and communicating are just as necessary to success as technical skills,” Longcor explains. “In

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Key privacy considerations include: Ownership and control of data: District leaders should be cautious when using large language models not specifically designed for educational purposes. There is a broader responsibility to safeguard students’ emotional well-being and personal information, or as she calls it, a ‘responsibility of care.’

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

on a recent Wednesday, and the school stage hadn’t yet transformed into a reading room. But this year, a group of fifth graders were instead sitting on the school’s stage, reading aloud about the life of Rosa Parks as they worked on reading fluency and comprehension. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. newsletters.

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eSchool News

JULY 13, 2022

Department of education articulates the need for a common language at all school levels around the expectations of effective technology use (U.S. It should not be assumed that students, parents, or even teachers read these terms and conditions, or even understand them fully.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

they have no idea that reading is much more difficult for them than it is for other students. In the ‘30s, Taylor’s grandfather—along with his brothers—had pioneered research addressing reading inefficiency. What does reading efficiently mean and why is it so difficult for some students?

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

They bring different skills, abilities, needs, language proficiencies, backgrounds, learning preferences, and interests into the classroom. For example, some students will acquire information more effectively by reading a text or article, while others will prefer to listen to an audio track or podcast.

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APRIL 4, 2023

What if you’re a new first grade teacher, and you realize the classroom methods you’re using to teach your students to read just aren’t working. The 80-minute documentary is called “ The Right to Read ,” and it is making the festival circuit of screenings, including a showing at the recent SXSW EDU Festival.

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MAY 14, 2019

Compared with the past, the majority of young adults don’t read for pleasure. In 1980, 60 percent of 12th graders said they read a book, newspaper or magazine every day that wasn’t assigned for school, one study found. Reading has the potential to open doors, expand horizons, and provide escape. It’s not that they can’t.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

From Reading to Robotics Recently, our PreK through Grade 12 independent school has been working to include more computer science opportunities across all grade levels. They are great for students who are still learning to read and are a fun and easy way to bring robotics and coding into the classroom with our youngest learners.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

You must have enough teachers, the right technology, and lessons that infuse STEM into all classes including history and English/language arts, just to name a few. A history teacher can take their students to virtually explore a battlefield, versus simply having them read accounts and examine photos. Forge community partnerships.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2018

We know we must teach children to read proficiently, yet the age-old challenge of getting a child to read on grade level still persists. On the other hand, we must learn the skill of reading. There is no corresponding “reading center” to the language center in our brains.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Folks who participate in musical education benefit from improved listening and reading skills, too. This gives students a head start when trying to learn a new language. NAME addresses concerns that talented musicians are put in touch with music groups in an equitable, fair way. But the benefits don’t stop there.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The kid-specific speech recognition that now powers oral reading fluency tools are much more accurate and effective, and have the potential to offer what I have described as an increased “return on instruction” for children and their teachers. They can also be used to screen for learning challenges like dyslexia.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

The new programs also have increased training for leading special student populations, including students with disabilities, English language learners and early childhood students. that would use a technology-based language development and literacy program to English language learners (ELLs) in grades K-6.Approximately

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Venkat Ratnam developed WhizRead , a multisensory reading support program, out of pure fatherly love. One night, during a reading comprehension assignment, Ratnam’s son got stuck on a particular word: “stagecoach.” As one of Ratnam’s son’s teachers said, even good readers don’t necessarily comprehend everything they read.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The list I have compiled below is a must read for school boards, parents, grandparents and anyone who cares about having a well-educated society. Teachers want fair funding for all schools. You may be surprised by this list if you aren’t a classroom teacher. Think of teachers as the canaries in the coal mines. What do teachers want?

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

The platform also offers translation capabilities into 130+ languages that help districts connect and engage with parents from diverse backgrounds, countries, and ethnicities. They loved being able to translate our messages into their first language. We were previously handling the translation ourselves, and for every communication.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2016

Instead, they power up glowing iPad screens and swipe and tap their way through math problems, the day’s reading or interactive content. The English language arts department debuted its curriculum in the 2015-16 school year, and the math, science and social studies departments will introduce curricula during each consecutive school year.

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MAY 17, 2019

Has your class just read about the Industrial Revolution? Listicles promote close reading, abstract thinking, and—gasp—playing. How about fair use? Carson Arias /Unsplash Incorporating listicles into your teaching allows you to discuss the four elements of fair use. Read my slide deck about teaching with listicles.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

Among them is Microsoft, whose list of announcements for Bett reads almost as long as the conference agenda. (Or Also available in VR is Immersive Reader, the company’s assistive-reading technology that supports learners with dyslexia. Or so it feels.) Students using Code Jumper. Company officials won’t say that on record.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

As these tools become more integrated into the classroom, teachers will want to ensure that all students, including those with disabilities or language barriers, are being supported. Literacy and Curriculum, Certified Academic Language Therapist C.A.L.T Literacy and Curriculum, Certified Academic Language Therapist C.A.L.T

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The same analysis found kindergarten teachers were about 15 percent more likely to use math and reading workbooks at the end of the decade. Even snacktime has disappeared in favor of extra reading practice. Play promotes the development of language. Yet all this focus on academics may not matter much in the long run.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Fourth graders put finishing touches on pamphlets and presentations about how individuals can make a difference in cleaning up our local watershed to share at their River Fair. We always start with the content defined by our state standards in science, social studies, and English language arts.

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APRIL 13, 2018

This is Microsoft’s first large-scale deployment of this technology to a higher-ed institution, says Xuedong Huang, a technical fellow who oversees Microsoft’s work in speech, natural language and machine translation. The company says its transcription technology is also useful at a broader level. He explains that there are gray areas.

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AUGUST 14, 2024

Soon after, I fell in love with education by volunteering to teach English as a Second Language outside my classes. These attributes make them ideal candidates to thrive in science, but the curriculum requires a level of math and reading that makes the science itself hard to grasp. This led me to wonder: What’s so fun about science?

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JANUARY 21, 2025

She teaches concepts as wide-ranging as American Sign Language, critical thinking, typing, conducting research and writing in cursive. Jami Rhue : I never thought of librarianship until I went to a job fair for Chicago Public Schools, and they were looking for school librarians. That's why I incorporate American Sign Language.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

And is it fair? I've seen the ways in which students cram, and they have the big SAT prep book and they're reading and they're testing and they're struggling and they're striving, and so much of who they are as a college-bound student is so tied into that test.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Last year, we focused as a group on instructional strategies—introducing teachers to a common language around “think time,” quality questioning, formative assessment and feedback. At my district’s high schools, personalized learning is fairly easy to see.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories. This year’s 6th most-read story focuses on the predictions educators and industry experts made for learning in 2022. Literacy and Curriculum, Certified Academic Language Therapist C.A.L.T Literacy and Curriculum, Certified Academic Language Therapist C.A.L.T

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DECEMBER 10, 2018

I think every child needs to have some kind of reading intervention. I think every child needs to have some kind of reading intervention,” says Ballone, a former seventh-grade English teacher. “I I think every child needs to have some kind of reading intervention,” says Ballone, a former seventh-grade English teacher. “It

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