Category: Opinion
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Response to intervention: The key to ensuring social equity in literacy education
Also known as RTI, response to intervention is a whole-school framework and Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) that is both preventative and responsive in nature.
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Tell me: How do I teach high quality phonics?
“I start my ATP next week and I have no idea how to teach phonics.” This was a conversation I had with a pre-service teacher who I have had the pleasure of mentoring. Similarly, during other recent mentoring conversations, questions along the same lines keep popping up: My literacy group rotations aren’t working, what should…
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Tackling the misalignment between evidence-based research and literacy approaches in schools: opinion
On the first day of the school year as a graduate teacher I encountered a slap in the face. My day started brimming with confidence but that all changed when one boy walked through the door.