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14 Tips for Fine-Tuning Your Virtual Reading Instruction
With the unexpected COVID-19 school closures, a lot of teachers had to quickly convert their classroom into a virtual learning environment. This isn’t an easy switch overnight, and yet, that’s what … more
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Ideas for Home Learning and Reading Practice During COVID-19 School Closures
With COVID-19 spreading around the world, it’s important to do what we can to keep each other safe and healthy. But it is also important to stay hopeful and keep moving forward. Even though schools … more
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A Simple Intervention That Makes Middle School Less Awful for Students
When most people consider the middle and junior high school years, they often think of one word: awkward. Luckily, research from Dr. Geoffrey Borman and his colleagues at the University of Wisconsin … more
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10 Apps That Facilitate Communication and Language Skills in Special Education Classrooms
This blog post summarizes and compiles the tools and strategies developed by Dr. Wendy Thompson shared on an episode of Podclassed titled: Game-Changing Resources for Special Education. Dr. Thompson’ … more
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Modifying Reading Instruction to the Needs of Various Special Education Students
Teaching students in special education classrooms can be a complex task with so many varying needs and challenges. Here are a few quick tips from Special Education expert Laura Axtell, M.Ed., from … more
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Choosing the Right Reading Curriculum for Students in Special Education
In a recent webcast, education specialist Laura Axtell, M.Ed. Special Education, discussed the challenges and needs of reading instruction in special education settings. She outlined what research … more
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Teaching Students to Transfer Decoding Skills to Writing
By Chloe Rhea Beauford Writing is an excellent place for students to apply and transfer what they have learned in Reading Horizons Discovery® and Reading Horizons Elevate® reading curriculum. Here … more
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Improve Student Performance with Parent-Teacher Engagement
"When parents are heavily engaged or connected to the school and their students’ work in school, we see an increase in attendance, behavior, and course performance."
—Dr. Nikole Hollins-Sims, … more
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Boosting Student Engagement by Creating a Culturally Competent School or Classroom
Have you ever wished you could know what your students are thinking? How they wanted to be taught? What they want to get out of your class? In a recent episode of Podclassed titled “Creating … more
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Pacing Your Reading Curriculum to Student Mastery Instead of a Calendar | Q&A
We sat down with Implementation Coach Chloe Rhea Beauford to talk about the unique philosophy behind Reading Horizons pacing.
Q: Chloe, what do you tell districts that are looking for a pacing … more