eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

NEW YORK — North Carolina Virtual Academy (NCVA) and 3P Learning announced new results from an online summer learning camp focused on improving reading proficiency among third grade students. The camp also yielded noteworthy results on the DIBELS 8th Edition Reading Assessment.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

. — In response to nationwide declines in student reading scores, today DreamBox Learning, Inc. Reading Park meets Foundational Reading Standards for grades K-2 as outlined in national and state English Language Arts (ELA) standards.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Our first look at long-term trends in reading and math assessments since the pandemic began affirm what many education professionals were anticipating. . NAEP’s 2022 data shows that “average scores at both grades [eighth and fourth] were not significantly different in comparison to the first reading assessment [20 years prior] in 1992.”

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eSchool News

JULY 5, 2023

Reading scores dipped considerably due to the pandemic, with fewer than half of students qualifying at their grade level standard. Educators continue to work hard to keep students motivated and engaged in learning to read while helping them cope with mental health challenges.

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eSchool News

JULY 22, 2024

This practical activity allows me to visually assess their understanding of interview dress code and making this a practical skill for real life. This exercise helps them practice essential communication skills and familiarizes them with the process of visiting a healthcare professional.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2025

On average, about 25 percent of children in the early grades struggle with reading. At the same time, the percentage of students who say they read for pleasure is declining : Fewer than half of all children ages 8-18 (43 percent) say they enjoy reading in their spare time, down from 58 percent in 2016.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

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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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ello , developer of the world’s most advanced AI reading coach, announced today that Common Sense Media rated the Ello app as one of its top 10 AI products for ethical use, transparency, safety and impact. To read more about Common Sense’s AI rating and review of Ello, please visit [link].

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

So programs intended to make that process easier and faster are tapping into the science of motivation to improve their methods. Without that intrinsic personal motivation, it’s hard to reach the levels we expect and hope,” says Parandeh Kia, associate provost for educational technology at the institute.

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eSchool News

MAY 6, 2021

Literacy Measurement Tool is the Only LDS-integrated Assessment That Provides Data on Student Motivation and Silent Reading Rate. Reading Plus is an adaptive literacy tool designed to support teachers with differentiated instruction for all students, including Tiers 1-3 and multilingual learners. Winooski, Vt. (

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Unfortunately, most secondary curriculum relies on a one-size-fits-all approach to reading. Instead of creating readers, this approach can alienate students who struggle to access books at a particular reading level or do not care for the genre of the books on their class reading list. Here is the template you can copy: bit.ly/HSbookclub.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

Reading Comprehension: Reading assignments, especially those involving complex texts, can take students varying amounts of time to understand and analyze. Students benefit from the freedom to read at their own pace, ensuring they fully comprehend the material before moving on.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2023

Designing for Deeper Learning The sign of deeper learning is the ability to transfer or apply knowledge and skills to new and novel contexts. Cognitive The cognitive domain refers to the content knowledge and skills students must acquire to engage in deeper learning. These internal skills are vital to cultivating expert learners.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Learning science company McGraw Hill today announced the release of Reading Mastery Transformations , a long-awaited update to the beloved and effective English language arts solution for grades K–5, used in tens of thousands of classrooms across the country and trusted by educators for 65 years. ”

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

Competing [in a game] doesn’t work as motivation for every student. The idea is to keep learners motivated in a class. Competing [in a game] doesn’t work as motivation for every student. Almost a decade into experiments with gamification, edtech companies are changing the way they approach motivation.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 16, 2021

Choice is a powerful motivator. Each column focuses on a specific standard or skill. Then the various learning activities within each column allow students to engage with that standard or skill in a way that is appealing to them. The Benefits of Choice Boards. Learner variability means that not all students enjoy the same task.

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eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2025

The latest NAEP scores show declines in reading and math among fourth and eighth graders. Incorporating purpose-building activities into counseling and advising–such as career and college readiness skill development, interest-based clubs, or guided goal-setting exercises.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2023

1 Hard to Motivate After a Long Day at School After spending six to seven hours in a structured, often high-pressure academic environment, students face the additional burden of homework. As a result, writing assignments often fail to meet the psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness required for motivation.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 10, 2022

These traditional workflows do not position the students to be active agents or help them to develop into expert learners, who are resourceful, strategic, motivated, and self-aware. When teachers do the bulk of the thinking and work, they rob students of opportunities to develop these critical life skills.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

And while the science of reading is currently in the forefront of media cycles, many other areas of education are being informed by cognitive neuroscience research. By creating an emotionally safe and supportive learning environment, teachers help students build resilience, motivation, and a growth mindset.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2024

Over the past few years, more literacy tools have been using generative AI, either to accelerate children’s reading proficiency or to stimulate more reading interest. Using speech recognition technology to listen to a child read and using AI to offer feedback can be helpful as long as the technology is based on science-backed design.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

I hope that a close examination of this approach to designing and facilitating lessons will motivate teachers to explore alternative models that free them from the front of the room. Pain Point: Teachers are frustrated by a lack of student engagement and motivation. There are three main ways to approach differentiation.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 5, 2023

I know many teachers reading this don’t have flexible furniture. In addition, group seating arrangements can help to build social skills and develop interpersonal relationships among students. This can lead to greater engagement and motivation, as students feel a sense of belonging and connection to their peers.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Part IV: Thinking About Thinking This is part four of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. This phase underscores the significance of critical evaluation, research skills, and reasoning.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Their teachers will spend these early weeks determining where the 5- and 6-year-olds are developmentally, what academic, social and emotional skills they bring, and what support they need to set them up for a successful school year. Finally, there is a child’s approach to learning, including what motivates them and how they learn best. “A

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Did you know that social and emotional learning (SEL) skills can easily be taught to students in grades K-8 right alongside core academic instruction in classrooms or afterschool programs? From reading, writing, and arithmetic, SEL can be woven into nearly any subject. It’s easy to teach SEL in your core instruction! Grades K–6.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 28, 2022

Early simulations like Reader Rabbit are still used in classrooms to drill reading and math skills. In case you must ‘sell’ this idea to your administration, here are three great reasons why students should use Minecraft in school: Reading, Writing, and Problem Solving. Game playing develops reading skills.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

We also know there are three essential instructional skills that support effective learning. AI can provide these skills to some extent, but there is a limit to how useful artificial intelligence can be in each of the essential three areas. Effective tutoring motivates, models, and inspires a genuine love of learning.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

I highlighted how blended learning can help educators more effectively provide multiple means of engagement to increase student motivation and ensure all students can successfully engage with learning experiences. I shared strategies designed to develop self-regulation skills, sustain effort and persistence, and recruit interest.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2023

Reading skills are the gateway to success in every classroom subject. The need to read is not limited to English Language Arts classes; literacy skills are essential in math, history and all other content areas. Beyond the classroom, literacy is an essential daily life skill.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Most American students are still performing below their pre-pandemic counterparts in reading and math, while the yawning gap between high-achieving and low-performing students got even wider, data from the nations report card shows. But in 2024, reading scores declined even more for both fourth and eighth graders. newsletters.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 27, 2021

Choice is a powerful motivator. If teachers create a standards-aligned rubric that includes descriptions for what the individual skills “look like” on a scale of 1 (beginning) to 4 (mastery), students can use a modified version of that rubric to give peer feedback in the form of an informal assessment.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Student agency empowers learners to play a more active role in their own education by taking charge of the learning process under the guidance of skilled educators. The benefits of student agency Students are more engaged and motivated. Students learn independence and other skills needed for success.

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2019

Low reading ability is a major contributor to learning inequality in our schools. An estimated 26 million students have learning differences, including tens of thousands of students with dyslexia, a neurological condition that affects reading and related language-based processing skills. Making reading more enjoyable for all.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Texthelp ®, a leading education technology company focused on helping learners of all ages and abilities improve their reading, writing, and math skills, today announced the launch of WriQ ®, a cloud-based writing assessment and achievement tool. It highlights a number of key challenges for U.S. The report analyzed U.S.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

In a world where AI skills and fluency will be necessary and marketable, colleges and universities have made efforts to embrace AI in the classroom (e.g., He said that students could read much of the content off our PowerPoint slides and in the assigned readings without AI. The Age of AI is Upon Us. Schoeder, 2024).

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Who wants to read a depressing newsletter about a year fraught with challenges? 7 Student agency is the best way to increase engagement and motivation. That lack of agency can have a devastating impact on student motivation. The more agency and autonomy students enjoy, the more likely they are to be motivated.

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