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Helping Students Make the Shift from Learning to Read to Reading to Learn The following is a sponsored post by Lexia Learning. Third grade is usually the last year students are specifically taught how to read in U.S. schools. At the beginning of fourth grade, they are expected to shift from learning to read to reading to learn across the … [Read more...] about Helping Students Make the Shift from Learning to Read to Reading to Learn

MTSS vs. RTI in literacy instruction: what’s the difference? The following is a sponsored post by Amplify. MTSS, RTI, SoR—it seems that teaching students to read requires educators to be literate in an ever-growing number of frameworks, approaches, systems, and types of developmental reading assessment and educational intervention. It’s … [Read more...] about MTSS vs. RTI in literacy instruction: what’s the difference?

Five leadership practices that drive success in K-2 literacy The following is a sponsored post by Amplify. Third grade: It’s known as a make-or-break moment for reading. Students who aren’t proficient in reading before entering fourth grade are much more likely than their peers to struggle in school, and much more likely to drop out. That’s … [Read more...] about Five leadership practices that drive success in K-2 literacy