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Why Are Schools Still Using Response to Intervention?

September 18, 2017 By Nancy Bailey 69 Comments

Schools have only been in session for a few weeks. Already parents are troubled by reading problems their children are bringing home from school. It’s painful to hear of an otherwise happy child who succumbs to anxiety and distress over school due to reading. Reading should be a joyful experience. But for many children—reading is […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: dyslexia, intervention, learning disabilities, reading, Reading Programs, reading remediation, Resource Rooms, Response to Intervention, RTI, special education

Pinpointing Reading Disabilities to Help Students Succeed

April 10, 2015 By Nancy Bailey 2 Comments

Reading disabilities exist. Research in neuroscience is showing this to be true, and public schools and special education should be on the front lines working to remediate these deficits and helping children to adapt so they can be successful in school. One serious drawback for students with disabilities, in the one-size-fits-all class, is that they […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: dyslexia, Reading Comprehension, reading disabilities, Resource Rooms

Retention’s False Promise: Instead—Better Alternatives

February 13, 2015 By Nancy Bailey 10 Comments

Jeb Bush, in regard to class retention of children in school, one of his signature education reforms, said last week in response to criticism, “God forbid if little Johnny is stressed out. How horrible it is for their self-esteem if they’re held back.” Mr. Bush, who is probably running for president, said this at a […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alternative Strategies to Retention, class size, IEPs, Individualization, Looping, Multiage Grouping, Resource Rooms, retention

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@AngryCorinne @MeganSkerry @MassGovernor @GilletteStadium https://www.wsj.com/articles/europes-schools-are-closing-again-on-concerns-they-spread-covid-19-11610805601

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Well said, and many teachers agree. "I don't think it's safe for me, my students or any of our families to return now." @TeacherArthurG
http://nyceducator.com/2021/01/no-its-not-time-to-open-schools-full.html

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Biden team picks a strong supporter of high-stakes testing, Ian Rosenblum, as Deputy Assistant Secretary for K-12. He never was a teacher. https://www.lohud.com/story/opinion/contributors/2018/04/04/state-test-results-standards/486814002/
Is Biden breaking his promise to reduce insane testing regime?

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The strongest supporters of high-stakes testing were never teachers.

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Chicago teachers continues plea to Chicago Public Schools for safe school reopening plan - Chicago Sun-Times - https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/1/18/22237242/ctu-teachers-union-cps-chicago-public-schools-reopening-plan-coronavirus-covid-19#new_tab

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