If you haven’t yet, be sure to visit last week’s blog post https://blogs.iu.edu/earlyliteracy/which shared 6 evidence-based foundational equitable principles for supporting diverse learners. Implementing these principles into your classroom provides all children equitable educational opportunities. The first principle is Inclusion. Children cannot benefit from instruction they don’t receive. Inclusive classrooms educate all children in general… Read more »
Month: March 2022
The Foundation of Equitable Literacy Instruction
What is equitable literacy instruction? Equitable literacy instruction is comprised of instructional practices that support all children to achieve high outcomes regardless of ability, race, or any other marginalized identity. Our extensive literature review identified 6 equitable foundational principles that provide the necessary classroom infrastructure for implementing effective equitable literacy instruction in Preschool to 3rd… Read more »
Delivering Data-Driven Instruction
We know, we know, teachers collect a lot of formal and informal data! They use a variety of assessment tools and are constantly assessing as they observe and collect anecdotal notes, pictures, videos, and the list goes on. While formal assessments provide a broad view of student (performance) knowledge, informal data provides more detailed information…. Read more »