Do you have a truly intensive intervention of sufficient time and duration? Are the adolescents in your intensive reading intervention programs not making significant gains in their reading abilities? Linda Diamond — author of the Teaching Reading Sourcebook — shares what’s needed to ensure students with low reading skills benefit and eventually exit from intensive […]

Explicit instruction is an important component of effective reading instruction, especially when teaching students with word reading difficulties. But many explicit instruction techniques are more difficult to implement when teaching remotely. Pivot Learning’s Dr. Monica Ng and CORE’s Dr. Carrie Thomas Beck had a conversation over Zoom with Dr. Anita Archer — author and beloved […]

This is the second video in a series of free on-demand professional learning videos from CORE and Pivot Learning* that feature expert advice about supporting students with word reading difficulties. Many educators are building their skills to be effective in remote learning environments and want to know how to meet the needs of all their […]

As we all continue to navigate COVID-19 school closures, we are aware that many of you are faced with an increased challenge to provide equitable access to learning for all of your students. We wanted to share a few free resources we’ve curated from our trusted partners that can support your own professional learning around […]

The National Council on Teacher Quality will be releasing a detailed guide that outlines the four actions states must take in order to support reading success for all students. The guide also includes a list of 13 essential aspects of reading every elementary teacher should know about reading instruction. You can get a sneak peek […]

The CORE Mathematics team has put together this list of free resources — covering lessons and activities, building fluency and number sense, and assessments —  to support remote math instruction. Even once classrooms open again, these will continue to be go-to resources to enhance your lessons. Lessons and Activities Mathematics Assessment Project (MARS Tasks): The […]

CORE’s Director of Mathematics, Dean Ballard, was in Las Vegas Feb. 25 – 28 for this year’s NABE conference. If you missed his session or just missed getting the handouts, we’ve got them here for you! Twenty Techniques to Increase Access to Solving Math Word Problems Slide Deck Handouts

Hard to Read: How American schools fail kids with dyslexia (podcast and transcript by American Public Media) Also from APM, “In Ohio, parents demand change for dyslexic kids” International Dyslexia Association The Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity Shaywitz DyslexiaScreen: Quick, evidence-based screening tool that identifies students who are at risk for dyslexia. Understood.org: Understanding Dyslexia […]

Consult these sites for the latest information about and resources for research-based literacy instruction. National Center on Improving Literacy University of Oregon – Center on Teaching & Learning NICHD Reading Research Links Society for the Scientific Study of Reading

CORE’s Director of Math, Dean Ballard, delivered a presentation, “Implementation of ELD Standards in Math Classrooms,” at the CMC (California Mathematics Council) South on October 28, 2017. Download his presentation below. DOWNLOAD POWERPOINT DOWNLOAD HANDOUT