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In our latest episode on the SMARTER Literacy Podcast, Mikayla shared an incredibly insightful perspective on why you don't need to have "everything figured out" before you start working with your students (or really accomplishing anything)
One of the most important things I do at the beginning of each school year is get my students familiar with our literacy routines. Each time my students come to work with me, they know exactly what our lessons will look like.⁠ ⁠ This is important bec
If you know me, you know that here at Ascend we are absolute data nerds. That being said, if I absolutely had to choose just one data point to collect for all of my students, it would be oral reading fluency (read-aloud) data.⁠ ⁠ I love an oral readi
As I am transitioning back into the school year, I've realized that there are honestly just a few things I absolutely must have to run an effective literacy intervention lesson.⁠ ⁠ My go-tos include: a student workbook (and the instructor guide), a w

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