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  • Early Literacy Predictors – Oral Language

    Early Literacy Predictors – Oral Language

    The Big 5 Early Literacy Skills are oral language, phonological awareness, print concepts, alphabetic principle, and vocabulary and meaning. These skills precede the conventional literacy skills of decoding, oral reading fluency, reading comprehension, spelling, and writing. This blog takes a close look at oral language.

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  • How Stockton’s Superintendent Is Leading Change for Reading Achievement

    How Stockton’s Superintendent Is Leading Change for Reading Achievement

    Dr. Michelle Rodriguez is leading big change in the Stockton Unified School district—particularly in the area of reading achievement. Just two years into her tenure, the percentage of students reading at grade-level has jumped almost 20 percent and the percentage of English learners reading at grade-level or above has doubled.

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  • How Walsh Elementary Uses SEEDS to Build Confidence in Little Learners

    How Walsh Elementary Uses SEEDS to Build Confidence in Little Learners

    Veronica Traks is a passionate educator and coach with over 20 years of experience. As a LETRS-certified facilitator, college professor, literacy coach, and professional learning facilitator, she provides comprehensive support to educators, helping them implement strategies that enhance student success. She has been in the Springfield Public School District for 20 years.

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  • Caring School Community’s Impact on Circle Cross Ranch Culture

    Caring School Community’s Impact on Circle Cross Ranch Culture

    Kayla Piel, Circle Cross Ranch Principal, shares her experience and the results she is seeing through implementing Collaborative Classroom’s Caring School Community program.

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  • Six Best Practices for a Successful Curriculum Pilot

    Six Best Practices for a Successful Curriculum Pilot

    In “Six Best Practices for a Successful Curriculum Pilot” teachers, administrators, and other decision-makers explore why piloting curricula is a powerful and increasingly common part of the curriculum adoption process and how to pilot well.

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  • How SIPPS Is Improving Foundational Literacy for Older Readers in Rowan Salisbury Schools, NC

    How SIPPS Is Improving Foundational Literacy for Older Readers in Rowan Salisbury Schools, NC

    Rowan Salisbury Schools located in central North Carolina in Rowan County is North Carolina’s first “Renewal” School District, which gives the district charter-like flexibility with calendar, personnel and budgets.

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  • Audio Download–SEEDS: A Professional Learning Framework

    Audio Download–SEEDS: A Professional Learning Framework

    In a recent webinar, Collaborative Classroom program experts Emily Grunt and Gina Fugnitto provided an overview of the SEEDS of Learning professional learning framework and the SEEDS approach to building children’s foundational early literacy skills.In this lively, condensed audio recording, Emily and Gina share all the latest updates for the SEEDS professional learning framework as…

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  • How SIPPS Meets the Needs of Older Readers in Buncombe County, NC

    How SIPPS Meets the Needs of Older Readers in Buncombe County, NC

    Rowan Salisbury Schools located in central North Carolina in Rowan County is North Carolina’s first “Renewal” School District, which gives the district charter-like flexibility with calendar, personnel and budgets.

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  • Amber Fleming-Morales of the CA Orange County Office of Education, on a New Writing Initiative

    Amber Fleming-Morales of the CA Orange County Office of Education, on a New Writing Initiative

    A Collaborative Classroom Partner, California’s Orange County Office of Education offers educator resources including writing instruction.

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  • Dr. Stephanie Stollar on Tier 1 Misconceptions: 5 Reasons We Need Differentiated Literacy Instruction

    Dr. Stephanie Stollar on Tier 1 Misconceptions: 5 Reasons We Need Differentiated Literacy Instruction

    In a recent webinar titled “Dispelling Tier 1 Misconceptions: Why We Need Differentiated Literacy Instruction,” experts Dr. Stephanie Stollar, Linda Diamond, and Dr. Marisa Ramirez Stukey challenged conventional thinking and shared insights that can significantly enhance literacy teaching in schools.

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