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Leveraging AI to help special education teachers

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Key points: AI helps reduce workload and pressure on special education staff Enhancing learning through AI and human educators 5 critical priorities for AI in education For more news on AI, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Technology has long been viewed as having the promise to make schools more effective and educators more efficient.

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How many teachers are effective reading instructors?

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Only 11 states currently verify that all teacher candidates planning to teach either elementary or special education have learned the most effective methods for teaching children how to read–arguably the most important skill these teachers need, according to new data from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ).

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Want a stronger workforce? Make reading initiatives multigenerational

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Since 2013, according to an analysis , policymakers in 37 states have passed laws or implemented new policies related to reading instruction and stakeholders from scholars and journalists to teachers and parent coalitions have weighed in.

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Study from EPS Learning on Improving Literacy Outcomes for Special Education Students Meets ESSA Level 3 Evidence Standards

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SPIRE is a research-proven, comprehensive, structured literacy and multisensory reading intervention program that has supported reading success for all striving readers through an intensive and structured science-of-reading aligned curriculum for over 30 years.

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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. Grounded in the Science of Reading, 95 Phonics Core Program® Word Study, Grades 4 and 5.

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Why we love our reading software

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It’s no secret that strong reading skills are part of the foundation of students’ academic success. Without a solid reading foundation, students are more likely to perform poorly or drop out of school. Reading programs. years of growth in approximately seven months as measured on the Qualitative Reading Inventory.”.

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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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