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If your data meetings end with everyone agreeing things are 'on the right track,' something is broken Picture the scene: every grade-level team gathered in the conference room with...
Your middle school problem started in second grade. Here's the math Every middle school leader has lived this moment: a student walks into 6th grade reading two sometimes four years...
What Schools Must Stop Doing If They Want Data to Actually Improve Reading Outcomes Schools have more reading data than ever before. They have: universal screening data benchmark data...
The Truth No One Talks About: Data Isn’t the Problem Across the country, schools are investing more time than ever in data: Benchmark assessments.Progress monitoring...
Why Small Groups Aren’t Working in Most Schools Walk into a classroom during small group time and you’ll often see: Students rotating through centers Teachers working with a “low...
The Problem: Most Student Grouping Is Ineffective Ask almost any teacher how they group students, and you’ll hear: “My high group” “My middle group” “My low group” It’s common.It’s...
The Problem: Schools Have Acadience Data but Not Clarity Across the country, schools administer Acadience Reading three times a year. They receive reports filled with: Benchmark...
The Reality in Most Schools Data meetings are happening everywhere. Teams gather.Reports are reviewed.Numbers are discussed. And yet… Instruction doesn’t change Small groups remain...
The Problem: Schools Are Tracking Data But Not Using It In schools across the country, reading data is everywhere: Benchmark assessments Progress monitoring charts Data dashboards...
K–5 teachers are no strangers to the challenge of supporting students who fall behind in reading. But what if the key to accelerating growth isn’t more time but smarter strategy? The...