Posted October 11, 2018

Congratulations to Dale Webster, CORE’s Chief Academic Officer, who was selected from over 100 applications to be on California’s State Literacy Needs Assessment Team!

The role of the State Literacy Needs Assessment Team is to provide feedback to the California Department of Education on the proposed questions for the state literacy needs assessment and to assist with analyzing the results obtained from the needs assessment and provide input on next steps.

Posted October 9, 2018

Check out the new 3^rd edition of the popular Teaching Reading Sourcebook, with content updates and a brand new chapter on MTSS.  Assessing Reading: Multiple Measures, 2nd Edition has also been revised with new, clearer test instructions and an easy-to-use format. Purchase both of these must-have guides and save 10%. Learn more.

Posted October 8, 2018

The webinar will be held Thursday, November 1 | 4:00 – 5:00pm ET

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Each school year, many students fall further and further behind in math. Often they don’t have solid number sense nor mastery of important grade level fluencies. Consequently, valuable time must be spent addressing these gaps rather than focusing on new concepts.

It is critical that educators possess the knowledge and skills to ensure that all of their students move to the next grade level with the necessary foundation in numbers and operations, so they can successfully master more challenging concepts.

CORE’s Director of Mathematics, Dean Ballard, will discuss the importance of mathematical fluency and number sense in ensuring all students can meet rigorous mathematical standards.

Register for the webinar to learn:

• What are number sense and fluency, how are they related and why are they important?
• What are different paths toward fluency and number sense?
• What are important look-fors in the classroom?
• What role does developing fluency and number sense play with intervention and special education?

Dean will provide recommendations for coaching teachers and specific activities to develop students’ mathematical fluency and number sense.

If you are not able to attend the live webinar, but would like to receive a recording to watch at your convenience, please register.

Posted October 8, 2018

The webinar will be held Wednesday, November 14 | 4:oo – 5:00pm ET

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Since last year’s Supreme Court ruling on Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District RE-1, many school districts have put a renewed focus on ensuring students with disabilities not only receive a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) but true educational equity.

Join Dr. Michelle Hosp, Associate Professor of Special Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Dr. Arun Ramanathan, CEO of Pivot Learning, for a look at special education in the post-Endrew environment. These experts will share:

• Common challenges faced by school districts and educators in complying with the Endrew ruling
• An overview of why ambitious IEPs with clear goals are more important than ever
• Strategies for collecting and analyzing data to guide IEP goals and interventions
• Strategies for evaluating IEP goals across a district to ensure rigor and consistency
• The importance of professional learning for special education and general education teachers and paraprofessionals to create inclusive classroom where all students, including students with disabilities, can meet their educational goals

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain insights into how other districts are setting high expectations for students with disabilities and supporting their progress toward meaningful goals.

If you aren’t able to join the live webinar on Nov. 14, please register anyway. We will send you a recording to watch at your convenience.

Posted October 5, 2018

Unlike learning to speak, reading is not a natural process. Reading has to be taught. For many, learning to read is one of the most difficult cognitive tasks they will ever encounter, especially for those with dyslexia.

According to the International Dyslexia Association (IDA), dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.

Read the white paper by Dr. Dale Webster, Chief Academic Officer for CORE, to learn more about how to identify dyslexia and how early assessment and research-based instruction for prevention and intervention for reading difficulties can stop the struggle to learn to read for your students.

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Watch this hour-long recorded webinar presented by Dr. Louisa Moats, President of Moats Associates Consulting, Inc., and Dr. Dale Webster, Chief Academic Officer for CORE, to learn what dyslexia is and what it is not, what causes difficulty learning to read and spell written words, how to recognize the signs of dyslexia, and the principles of effective intervention and instruction for students with dyslexia using the multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) framework.

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