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95 Percent Group Unveils 95 Phonics Core Program for Grades 4 and 5

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95 Percent Group LLC, the trusted source for comprehensive, proven literacy solutions, launched 95 Phonics Core Program® Word Study, Grades 4 and 5. Research on reading instruction has been very clear for more than 20 years. Research on reading instruction has been very clear for more than 20 years. Lincolnshire, Ill. –

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Most states don’t actually know if teachers are qualified to teach reading

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In fact, one state, Iowa, requires no reading licensure test at all. This shortcoming means that, every year, nearly 100,000 elementary teachers across the country enter classrooms with false assurances that they are ready to teach reading. More than 50 years of research has illuminated the most effective way to teach children to read.

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MobyMax launches cognitive skill social studies curriculum

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New social studies module asks students to think, touch their way to mastery. MobyMax , a personalized learning curriculum, has introduced social studies content for first and second grade. The remaining grades (third through eighth) will be available by August 1, 2016.

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Cross-curricular news program targets grades K-5

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With a new video, standards-based exercises and an interactive creative challenge each week, the dynamic series provides a unique platform to teach core subjects through real-world news and promote the development of important skills like reading, writing and critical thinking. “We The series starts weekly production in early September. “In

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IXL Approved by Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as a State-Approved Supplemental Literacy Solution for Grades K-5

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To close knowledge gaps and support every student, IXL equips Missouri educators with its award-winning PK-5 ELA curriculum, which personalizes learning and is grounded in the Science of Reading methodology. It then generates personalized action plans that help students eliminate their trouble spots, and grow their reading and writing skills.

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National Lexile Study Shows Accelerated Reading Growth Across Ethnic Groups

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The study found that some 800,000 students in grades 2-12 who were active in Achieve3000 Literacy from 2020-2021 achieved nearly two times their expected reading gains. Achieve3000 and MetaMetrics have partnered to produce the National Lexile Study for the last two years.

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How a teacher uses comics to teach social justice

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As a social studies teacher who spends a lot of class time poring over comic books with students, it’s been gratifying to see the attitude about comics in education shifting over the last decade or so. I’ve spent about a decade as the chair of the social studies department at Wissahickon High School, where I teach grades 9-12.

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