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Differentiating Instruction in Kindergarten and Elementary Grades with Laura Robb

The CoolCatTeacher

Furthermore, kindergarten and elementary grades are fundamental. From how to form reading groups, how to reach individual children, and how to communicate with parents, Dr. The free differentiation tool to help students level up and learn. I am only in favor of organizing children into a group or working with one child.

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Research: The Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Learning

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Corriveau and Kurkul (2016) administered a study of preschool-aged students about how they choose from whom to learn. The purpose of the study was to see if a preschoolers’ preference in informer is related to SES (Corriveau & Kurkul, 2016). Kieffer looks at both groups to see how SES impacts late-emerignig reading difficulties.

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Robotics and Computer Science for Elementary Level Learners

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I absolutely love all of the new robotics toys that have been coming out for elementary age learners. ” I usually use them for an hour per week with my two groups of gifted learners. https://colleengraves.org/2016/04/28/makey-makey-hacked-poetry-month/. The Task: A Small Group Project. Osmo Coding.

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PROOF POINTS: A third of public school children were chronically absent after classrooms re-opened, advocacy group says

The Hechinger Report

A national group that seeks to curb student absenteeism is sounding an alarm after finding that the number of chronically absent students continued to surge even as pandemic closings abated. She also recommends advisory groups for middle and high school students to build connections with faculty. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift.

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Amidst Opioid Addiction, Plummeting Morale, One Elementary School Reinvents Itself

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When you enter Parker-Varney Elementary School, you are immediately struck by the relaxed atmosphere. Our second grade students in our 2/3 Band went from 29% proficient in September 2016 to 77% proficient in June 2017 on i-Ready reading assessments. Multi-age classrooms also help boost students academic performance.

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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

Students in upper elementary and beyond “do little writing in or out of school for academic purposes” (Graham & Harris, 2019). Writing improves reading skills (Graham & Herbert, 2010; Shanahan, 2016). The lack of focus on writing in education is baffling, given the positive impacts of writing on learning.

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Elementary School Wellness Program Helps Young Males of Color Cultivate Their Identities

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Over the past three years, a group of elementary school students from Southeast Washington, D.C., One group of students conducted interviews on the National Mall asking people to share their hopes for local youth and filmed a documentary on their findings with guidance from a team of teachers, school leaders and creative professionals.