by Staci Eddleman | Mar 18, 2025 | Blog
In many classrooms, reading tasks follow a predictable pattern: students read a passage and then answer a set of questions to “demonstrate their understanding.” While this approach occasionally has its place, it often fails to equip students with the skills they need...
by Jenni Aberli | Jan 28, 2025 | Blog
In today’s increasingly digital world, the question of whether reading comprehension is better or worse with digital text has become a subject of much debate and research and there are many studies and articles that address this issue. Screens are here to stay,...
by Jenni Aberli | May 2, 2023 | Blog
The long awaited summer break is just around the corner, and while we are all looking forward to the fun summer months ahead, we might also start thinking about how we can encourage our students to continue reading during summer to prevent learning loss. You’ve spent...
by admin | Nov 20, 2014 | Blog
When someone asks me why the arts are important to learning, I usually respond by describing my own experience in using the arts to excite learners. One such experience follows. Here is the scene: A narrow, windowless room in an urban middle school, with twelve desks...
by aperkins | Mar 18, 2014 | Blog
The Common Core State Standards challenges us, as English Language Arts teachers, to shift the way instruction looks and sounds in the ELA classroom. One of those shifts is the attention to the staircase of complexity. We know that for students to be ready for the...
