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Tag: reading intervention

Reading May 31, 2016

Student-Centered Reading Intervention

Starting at the instructional needs of below grade level readers and establishing instructional priorities should determine the essentials of any reading intervention program. In other words,…

Reading May 27, 2016

Schoolwide Independent Reading Program

As an MA reading specialist, author, and frequent blogger on independent reading, I am constantly receiving posts and emails regarding the Accelerated Reading™ program. I frequently joke…

Reading Mar 2, 2016

Read 180 Foundational Reading Assessment

This article details and provides criticism of the READ 180 screening and placement assessment: Foundational Reading Assessment.

Grammar & Mechanics Dec 28, 2015

ELA and Reading Articles and Resources

An index of ELA/reading articles and assessment-based instructional resources which equip teachers to teach to the whole class and individualize instruction.

Reading Oct 26, 2014

Reading Intervention Whys, Whats, and Hows

All too often, reading intervention assessment is limited to establishing the whys. Teachers also need specific whats to inform their hows of instruction.

Reading Aug 22, 2014

Decodable Books for Older Readers

Older remedial reading students can learn to read when provided This article shares why Decodable Take Home Books for Older Readers.

Reading Aug 19, 2012

Moneyball and Reading Intervention

Bobby does not have the same instructional needs as does Marta. We can't use cookie cutter approaches to reading intervention if we want to make the…

Reading Aug 9, 2012

Backwards Reading Intervention

How strange that a student-centered approach to learning, as advocated by many teachers and authors, does not extend to a student-centered approach to instruction. To cut…