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Evaluation of the Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum With Respect to English Language Development
This report describes an evaluation and its findings focused on the implementation and outcomes of Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum modules for English language development instruction (ERWC-ELD) in grades 9-12 in California.
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Restorative Practices Beyond the Classroom: Integrating Circle Practices Into Existing School Processes
The brief describes the need and rationale for expanding the use of restorative practices in contexts outside of the classroom, including IEP/504 meetings, staff meetings, committee meetings, and online spaces.
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Zone of Proximal Development: An Affirmative Perspective in Teaching ELLs
Learn how collaboration impacts the academic development of English language and multilingual learners.
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What Are Social and Emotional Learning and Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Education — and What Do They Have to Do with Critical Race Theory? A Primer
Ensuring equity in education, whereby all student groups attain comparable positive outcomes, is an ongoing challenge for policymakers and practitioners. While there is no single
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Beyond SEL
This audiocast series is designed to help educators equitably serve the whole-person needs of their communities. Each audiocast shares a story from a public school or district in the United States, describing their innovative, evidence-based approach to this work. -
The Schools On The Move
This podcast highlights innovative and promising school practices across the country that enhance outcomes for students with disabilities and create teaching and learning opportunities for educators.
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R&D Alert®, Vol. 19, No. 1
Trauma-informed practices, school climate, and work related to health, safety, and justice are highlighted in this issue of R&D Alert.
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R&D Alert®, Vol. 18, No. 1
High school re-enrollees, school turnaround, leadership standards, and education technology are highlighted in this issue of R&D Alert.
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Scaffolding Writing With the “Teaching and Learning Cycle” for Students in Grades 6–12
This article explains a process through which teachers can scaffold students’ successful writing called the “Teaching and Learning Cycle" to best serve multilingual learners as well as English-proficient students.
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Kindergarten Readiness Assessments Help Identify Skill Gaps
In this paper, we review the status of states’ development of kindergarten readiness assessments (KRAs) and how states are using KRA data to profile skills at kindergarten entry, help track longitudinal progress, provide early warnings for needed intervention, and guide policy decisions.