Videos

Teachers should provide more time in class for revising and help the students take ownership of their drafts as they recognize what they want to change in their writing.

Dr. Palacios discusses professional development for preschool programs that have new ELL populations, as well as the benefits of teacher mentoring.

Dr. Mark Seidenberg offers his thoughts on how to bridge the divide between the science of reading and the reading instruction occurring in classrooms.

To help learners from all cultures and backgrounds, the first and primary part of the SEL program approach includes full family engagement.

The Common Core State Standards task students with using reading and writing together to develop and display understanding.

Dr. Paul Rogers discusses the National Writing Project.

Hire the best school year teachers, get assessment data from the school prior to the start of the program, and then share the results of the child’s experience during the summer with the teacher and administrative staff.

Dr. Frey discusses how she uses the generative sentences strategy to scaffold writing.

Hesse talks about some of the strengths of the standards—learning to write an argument, writing in the sciences—but also warns that they downplay the social and interpersonal aspects of writing.

When setting up an “executive function-friendly” classroom, Dr. Cooper-Kahn champions relationship-building.