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Supporting delayed readers: Strategies for success

eSchool News

Common issues include deficits in phonological awareness (Kilpatrick, 2015), limited exposure to language-rich environments, and instructional mismatches. Foundational skills to support reading for understanding in kindergarten through 3rd grade (IES Practice Guide). Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 30(2), 7378.

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Steps Toward Creating a More Accessible and Inclusive College Classroom

Faculty Focus

Avoid negative descriptions of disability (ex: suffers from a condition, confined/bound to a wheelchair). Assume that students are capable and possess knowledge and skills. Support colleagues with disabilities. Create community guidelines for discussions that include intention and impact/anti-bias language.

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Engaging Strategies for Reluctant Learners in High School

Teachers Pay Teachers

This foundational knowledge includes study skills. Have all students set skill-based goals at the beginning of the year. Others may feel disengaged because the work is unchallenging or stressed because they lack the study skills needed to find success.

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Meaningful Vision Board Ideas for Students + Tips for Creating Them

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Vision Board Project & Rubric – Back-to-School, New Year, End-of-Year Activities By Jenn Liu — Engaging to Empower Grades: 9th-12th Subjects: Life Skills Teach middle and high school students how to make a vision board using this no-prep, interactive Google Slides lesson!

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HEARBUILDER Online Foundational Literacy Program Builds Basic Skills in Young Students

eSchool News

may have fallen critically behind in the basic skills they need to become good readers and be successful in school. Now more than ever, parents, educators and specialists are focused on helping their young students make up for lost learning time. Helps students increase their basic skills as shown in research studies. “We

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How we turned around our English language learner (ELL) program

eSchool News

Many of those struggling were English-language learners (ELLs) whose English proficiency wasn’t at the level needed to comprehend challenging texts within these exams. Some were students with learning disabilities. Related: School leaders reveal the common sense keys to ELL success.

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How Monolingual Teachers Can Support English Language Acquisition for Multilingual Learners

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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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