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Study Unveils a Key Barrier to Reading Proficiency in Older Students: The Decoding Threshold - The Educators Room
Despite the expectation that students master basic reading skills by third grade, a significant number of older students continue to face reading challenges. A recent study by the Advanced Education Research and Development Fund (AERDF) reveals that nearly half of grade 3–8 teachers report their students frequently struggle to read instructional materials. The findings, released […]
Trump Taps Linda McMahon, Co-Founder of WWE as Education Secretary - The Educators Room
Overview: McMahon has a bachelor's degree in French from East Carolina University. She will oversee the agency that oversees education in the United States. President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly selected Linda McMahon as the next U.S. Secretary of Education, a move that could significantly shift the nation’s education policy. During his campaign, Trump has signaled […]
Gus Walz: A Joy inside and outside the classroom - The Educators Room
In 2010, I worked at Boude Storey Middle School in the South Oak Cliff community, one of Dallas’s most impoverished areas. Like all other campuses, we had a special education classroom for our nonverbal students. A young lady named “Laci” was in that class. Every time I would pass her in the hallways, she would […]
Banned Books Week 2024: The preliminary research and the titles - The Educators Room
In anticipation of Banned Books Week this week (September 22-28, 2024); the American Library Association has released preliminary data documenting attempts to censor books and materials in public, school, and academic libraries during the first eight months of 2024. Between January 1 and August 31, 2024, ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 414 attempts to censor library materials and […]
California joins growing movement by states to protect children from Social Media Addiction with New Law - The Educators Room
Overview: Several states have passed legislation focused on protecting children from the ills of social media. California made a significant move to protect children from the harms of social media with Governor Gavin Newsom’s approval of a bill aimed at limiting “addictive feeds” for minors. On Friday, Newsom signed Senate Bill 976, known as the […]
Do you want to teach empathy? Use Books in World Languages Classrooms - The Educators Room
Overview: A evidence based way to bring back empathy in the classroom starts with books, this teacher says. Recently, after reading a troubling article in the New York Times detailing students’ alarming pranks against teachers, I found myself drawn to the comments section. While I shared in the outcry for discipline and action, I couldn’t […]
Embracing the Rhythm: Understanding and Supporting Stimming in Autism - The Educators Room
Overview: This special education teacher encourages all to embrace stimming for students with autism. Recently, when discussing a parent’s concerns about his son’s stimming. Stimming, which is short for self-stimulatory behavior, refers to repetitive body movements or sounds, such as hand-flapping or other repetitive hand movements, rocking, tapping, spinning, or vocalizations, such as humming or […]
Tips for Setting Up Classrooms on a Budget - The Educators Room
Overview: This veteran teacher gives 8 tips to budget for back to school. When you are new to a school site, the first question you often ask is: How am I going to teach in an environment that isn’t suitable for children? I asked a dozen teachers I know for tips about setting up their […]