Academic Quarterly

Unfortunately, far too many math lessons are delivered ineffectively through a lecture-style approach that lacks high levels of student engagement, even while much research has found that student engagement is strongly correlated with student achievement. This month, the Marvelous Mathematician shares six recommended approaches and some helpful resources to foster greater student engagement in math.

Across the country, elementary classrooms still aren’t consistently scheduling time to provide spelling instruction. The Reading Expert dives into the benefits of explicit spelling instruction and shares what that looks like in the practice.