Comprehending written text is an essential life skill. Because of its importance, school personnel need to understand which reading skills are critical to the development of reading comprehension.

The time has come to call the public’s attention to reading science and to dispel the misconceived beliefs and practices that are so widespread in our classrooms.

If your district has been adding assessments year after year, but you still cannot quickly answer key questions about reading outcomes, it might be time to conduct an assessment audit. Learn more about what an audit is, and how it can benefit your district.

We have gathered some tried-and-true strategies for preparing for high-stakes assessments that can be easily incorporated into any school setting.

Each summer, Drs. Louisa Moats and Carol Tolman invite distinguished national and international speakers to address current topics in the field of education, with a twofold goal: improve educators’ expertise and bridge the gap in research to practice. Here are the 2019 highlights.

In Part 1 of this blog, we examined the four sources of energy, Physical, Emotional, Mental, and Spiritual, as noted in The Power of Full Engagement, written by Loehr, J. & Schwartz, T. (2005). Let’s take a deeper look into what Loehr & Schwartz share about physical and emotional sources and discuss strategies about how to balance each of these types of energy to become fully engaged.