In recent blogs, we’ve been diving deep into exemplary math instruction, breaking down what research reveals about how to develop math problem solvers. This is a topic we’re deeply interested in and will return to in the fall. This month, though, we want to shift our attention to the beautiful

Last month, we introduced the topic of our next few posts: the Science of Math instruction. This is an area of increasing importance, not just here in Florida, but nationally. The most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data showed alarming trends in math, including a continued lack of

Education headlines rarely permeate the cultural discourse, though there are exceptions. Over the last four years, one seismic exception has been the surge of interest in the Science of Reading. I’d estimate that most average-to-well-educated Americans could articulate at least its central claim – that direct phonics instruction is key

In recent blogs, we’ve spotlighted the importance of intentional knowledge building, and, specifically, purposeful lesson launching and explicit vocabulary instruction. We know there is need: recent nationwide NAEP reading results shouldn’t be overlooked – and while there has been significant progress to date in the Science of Reading movement, it

I recently enjoyed sitting in a 3rd-grade literacy class midway through E.B. White’s classic, Charlotte’s Web. As the teacher facilitated a beautiful shared reading of a new chapter, students encountered the following exchange between Charlotte and a fellow animal: The teacher smartly paused, realizing the difficulty of the section, and