Is it just for signing your name? There are two very outspoken sides to this debate. One would argue that cursive is antiquated and with the rise of technology and word processing, studentsâ time would be better spent learning to type rather than learning to write in cursive. The other side would argue that in…
Is spelling still relevant in the 21st century classroom? We think so! Although in the real world (where we are hoping most of our students end up!) most writing is now done on computers with spell check, there are still a few important reasons for students to learn to spell. One, a person has to…
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Parental Involvement Parents are their childrenâs first teachers. Children learn about life from the examples and expectations set by their parents or guardian. Once children start attending school, their social and educational world expands by leaps and bounds. But it is essential for parents, those first important teachers, to stay involved in their childâs education…
Words, words, words! What words should students be taught? One of the most frequent requests we receive is for a list of words that students should be taught in each grade level. The quick answer is that students should be taught a rich mixture of academic, content, and support vocabulary in every grade. But what…
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For more than a decade, the DataWORKS tagline has been âAll students successfully taught grade-level work every day.â This is an important concept that we truly believe in, as it places the same expectations on all students, in every classroom. Every classroom has a diverse student population, however. Some students need additional support before tackling…
âHuh?â âWhat was that?â âCan you repeat that one more time?â âI wasnât listening; can you say that again?â Teachers frequently hear these types of responses, from all different types of students, during all types of classes. Students that do not pay attention, and do not listen closely during instruction, do not retain information. Teachers…
Each state that has adopted Common Core State Standards will select an assessment consortium to assess how children are progressing in school. The two options most widely chosen at this point are: Smarter Balanced and PARCC. Each assessment consortium has provided practice test questions and today we will review one of these questions and…
The Primacy/Recency Effect In a previous article, we discussed the method in which the brain processes new information, as well as how this can be leveraged to improve student achievement in the classroom. Todayâs article will expand on this by examining how to maximize studentsâ retention of information by being aware of the ideal timing…