As summer approaches, many families are wondering how they will keep their children engaged and learning. This year especially, families are concerned that their children will fall behind in school.…
Watch Reading Rockets' exclusive video interviews with top children's book authors and illustrators. You'll discover if Chris Van Allsburg is really as spooky as his books, where Jon Scieszka gets…
Social Justice is defined as the equal access to (all) resources for everyone (Taylor, 2018). Bell (2016) states that social justice is both a goal and a process. As we…
To help my children with math, I had to find where math had its groove in our life—where it was applied and practical. I didn’t want to pass on my…
As educational leaders, when we are reflecting upon curriculum and instruction, it is imperative we consider work done by experts and researchers in our field. When it comes to literacy…
We Must All Bear The Shame: The First Step in Advancing Equity Dispositions matters, especially instruction. The way we think about something dictates how we behave. To advance equity and…
Much of our focus this year and every year is on literacy, but we know our mathematics instructional programs could also be refreshed. What can we do to learn more…
Recently, in both our Tier I training and Tier I coaching sessions, we have focused on Responding to Challenging Behaviors. A number of factors can effect behavior, from returning to…
Asking children questions is a way to guide them toward healthy behaviors by helping them think about what they do—and what effect they have on others. Over the course of…
Building Equity Through Barrier Removal We all have “our people.” Usually, we think of “our people” as those we turn to for help or a listening ear. As a leader,…
