Learning to Read English
The Problem with ELD Instruction Imagine being dropped in the middle of a foreign country where you don’t know the language. Now, imagine that you have been placed into a high school English class and the assignment is to analyze the metaphors in chapter 4 of The... read more
Cursive as a Foreign Language
Cursive is dead. Long live cursive. Just over a year ago, we published an article asking if cursive handwriting is still relevant in today’s educational system. In it, one of the rationales cited was so that students could read historical documents and, as our... read more
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EDI Second Edition Coming Soon – Effective Feedback
The Well-Crafted, Well-Taught Lesson gets even better! So what’s new? Explicit Direct Instruction: The Power of the Well-Crafted, Well-Taught Lesson was published in 2009, and since then authors John Hollingsworth and Dr. Silvia Ybarra have forged a path through the... read more
Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten?
Wow! I had no idea. My son will be attending kindergarten for the first time next year. Last year he took a kindergarten readiness test at his preschool. As I looked through his test, I found myself thinking about what he needs to know before he starts kindergarten. I... read more