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To Combat the ‘COVID Slide,’ Tutoring Program Pairs Elementary Schoolers with College Students

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According to an EdSurge/Social Context Labs analysis of 196 school district policies published during spring 2020, nearly two-thirds offered printed instructional materials to families to use for schoolwork, a figure that was higher among high-poverty districts than low-poverty districts. Savannah’s experiences were not atypical.

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How to Bring to Life the Science of Reading

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Like, if someone's talking to me and I'm reading a book, I wouldn't hear them,” says Aylynn, an eighth grader in Pendergast Elementary District in Phoenix, Arizona. Imagine Learning EL Education aligns with the concept of high-quality instructional materials (HQIMs). “You go into your own world for a moment.

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Vernier Software & Technology Launches E-Book to Support Hands-On Science Learning for Middle School Students

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This free e-book incorporates data-collection technology into the first lesson in OpenSciEd Unit 6.1, Our partnership with OpenSciEd gives middle school teachers access to free, standards-aligned, technology-integrated instructional materials to support this work.

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Want to Boost Reading Scores? Build Silent Reading Stamina.

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When the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders at Golden Grove Elementary School in Palm Beach County, FL pad around the classroom in their (possibly) smelly socks, everyone cheers. Linda Edgecomb is the principal of Golden Grove Elementary and a huge fan of Stinky Feet Day. Flashlight reading at Golden Grove Elementary School.

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PROOF POINTS: Learning science might help kids read better

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Natalie Wexler’s 2019 best-selling book, The Knowledge Gap , championed knowledge-building curricula and more schools around the country, from Baltimore to Michigan to Colorado , are adopting these content-filled lesson plans to teach geography, astronomy and even art history. Students were also given related books to read during the summer.

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PROOF POINTS: ‘Right-to-read’ settlement spurred higher reading scores in California’s lowest performing schools, study finds

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The state initially agreed to give an extra $50 million to 75 elementary schools with the worst reading scores in the state to improve how they were teaching reading. However, before the courts resolved that legal question, the litigants settled the case in 2020. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift The settlement itself was noteworthy.

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COLUMN: The climate change lesson plans teachers need and don’t have

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He was asking me questions about the solar system and about black holes, and I started pulling out all these books I had on outer space,” she said. But as the movement for teaching climate grows, thanks to new standards and increasing student curiosity, teachers are on the hunt for materials and lessons they can rely on. “I