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Three Tricks to Beat Student Stagnation for Good

Ever had a student who did all the work and still didn’t make adequate reading growth? I have. For a long time, I struggled with how to explain to this type of student why they weren’t getting the results they wanted. I struggled with what to do differently. Not anymore. Last week I hosted a…

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Assessing Text Complexity the Easy Way

Assessing Text Complexity Image: person sleeping in hammock and holding a book. Text: Assessing Text Complexity Teaching is a demanding profession–intellectually, physically, emotionally. Everything clamors to be the top priority. Assessing text complexity is something that happens for most teachers in an instant, and usually only the first time they decide to use a text.…

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