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Only 1 in 8 elementary teacher prep programs adequately teach math

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Too many students are falling behind in their math skills, limiting their academic success and future economic opportunities. Recent math scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) show that a quarter of fourth graders lack even basic math skills.

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An Active Reading Strategy for Any Learning Landscape

Catlin Tucker

I’ve experienced the phenomenon of reading a text, but when I get to the end of a page or the bottom of the article, I have no idea what the text was about. I could not answer a single question about the content of what I read. Yes, my eyes technically scanned the words, but I wasn’t thinking about what I was reading.

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Edtech tools to beat our state of emergency in reading and math achievement

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Although all members of the team worked hard to maintain continuity of learning during the pandemic, COVID has left our students’ reading and math skills in a state of emergency. Eureka Math is also an important component in our efforts to boost student success in math. Alongside Eureka Math, we use i-Ready.

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Science teachers, math teachers, history teachers–we’re all reading teachers now

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Join eSchool News for the 12 Days of Edtech with 2024s most-read and most-loved stories. On the 5th Day of Edtech, our story focuses on post-COVID reading instruction. Im in my fifth year teaching science to fifth and sixth graders, but, like every other teacher at the K-8 charter school where I work, I also teach reading.

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Science teachers, math teachers, history teachers–we’re all reading teachers now

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I’m in my fifth year teaching science to fifth and sixth graders, but, like every other teacher at the K-8 charter school where I work, I also teach reading. But pandemic-era school closures drastically cut into learning time, and literacy skills have been slow to recover. He began by sending a handful of teachers out of the room.

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Early screening and intervention are the key to math success

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As with reading disabilities, early identification can lead to timely and effective support, reducing students’ long-term struggles with math and boosting educational outcomes. million students–about the population of Kansas–with some degree of math learning disability. What is dyscalculia?

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Need Inspiration Designing Station Rotation Lessons for your Math, English, History, or Science Class?

Catlin Tucker

So, I’ve created the following idea documents brainstorming learning activities that teachers in math, English, and history may find helpful as they plan for their station rotation lessons. Math: Station Rotation Ideas. Science curriculum, like math, can be very linear. Science: Station Rotation Ideas.

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