ELA Archives

aiEDU and The Rithm Project Partner to Infuse Human Connection into AI Literacy Through High School ELA Curriculum

June 11, 2025 by ESchool News Staff

DENVER — The AI Education Project (aiEDU) and The Rithm Project are proud to announce a new partnership focused on ... Read more

Teaching Trends

4 ways to balance rigor and fun in the ELA classroom

August 20, 2024 by Hannah Roudebush, Gale/Cengage Group

A former teacher shares key tips to student engagement in ELA: offering a variety of sources, classroom experiences, and ways to show learning

As a former teacher and current teacher trainer, I have seen first-hand how challenging it can be to create English language arts (ELA) lessons that deeply engage students.

Innovation Insights

Big Deals: Edtech industry news from HMH, Pearson, and Equal Opportunity Schools (EOS)

March 6, 2024March 5, 2024 by Kevin Hogan

Learning technology company HMH announced it has acquired award-winning software company Writable, building on a longstanding partnership between the organizations ... Read more

Newsline

EPS School Specialty Launches as EPS Learning, a Literacy-Focused Company

February 19, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

NASHUA, N.H./PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — EPS School Specialty, a leading provider of PreK–12 supplemental ELA and math solutions, announces the launch of EPS ... Read more

Newsline

Savvas Learning Company Announces New Edition of its Leading myView Literacy Program Grounded in the Science of Reading

February 1, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

PARAMUS, N.J. — Savvas Learning Company, a next-generation K-12 learning solutions leader, today introduced the new edition of myView Literacy, its ... Read more

Curriculum & Assessment

How to teach conflict resolution in high school ELA, social studies classes

January 30, 2024 by Adam Piccoli, Special Education Teacher, New Jersey

In teaching conflict resolution, educators need to model how to listen to and empathize with those with whom we disagree.

Aside from the obvious classroom management benefits of teaching conflict resolution to students, children would also develop better interpersonal relationships outside of the classroom.

Newsline

Gale In Context: Literature Launches to Promote Critical Thinking Skills and Better Learning Outcomes in ELA for High School Students

June 9, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Gale, part of Cengage Group, has added a new resource to its award-winning Gale In Context ... Read more

Computer Science Education

4 resources to differentiate computer science instruction

April 24, 2023 by Dan Jones, M.Ed., High School Computer Science Teacher, Florida

Computer science topics offer simple opportunities to differentiate instruction--edtech makes these concepts more accessible to students through differentiated instruction.

Differentiating instruction is not a new approach to bridging the varying learning styles of students with different backgrounds and learning abilities.

STEM & STEAM Trends

5 ways to make way for science in an ELA and math world

March 20, 2023 by Dawn McCotter and Cory Kavanagh, Van Andel Institute for Education

Science is more than a subject; it’s a necessity for young students to test their curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking skills.

How much time do you think the average K–3 student spends learning about science? Thirty minutes a day? An hour a day? Well, according to the 2018 National…

Teaching Trends

5 tips to help students master foundational skills

November 25, 2022 by Lisa O'Masta, President, Learning A-Z

After the pandemic, many teachers, schools, and districts want to reassess their foundational skills instruction

English language arts (ELA) standards identify a set of foundational skills students must master in their progression to becoming skilled readers. These skills include alphabet recognition, concepts of…

Newsline

Pennsylvania Evidence Resource Center Adds IXL Math and IXL English Language Arts to List of Evidence-Based Resources for Schools

October 28, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

HARRISBURG, Penn. — IXL, the personalized learning platform used by more than 13 million students, announced that the Pennsylvania Evidence ... Read more

Newsline

FEV Tutor Students Achieve Higher Growth Scores in ELA and Math on NWEA MAP Growth, STAR, and i-Ready Assessments

August 18, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

BOSTON, Mass. – Aug. 18, 2022 – Fifty-six percent of U.S. public schools are using high-dosage tutoring to support learning ... Read more

Newsline

Madison Metropolitan School District Selects Open Up Resources And Kiddom To Provide K-5 English Language Arts Blended Learning Program

June 29, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

MADISON, WI – Today, Open Up Resources and Kiddom announced Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) has selected its top-rated EL ... Read more

Newsline

Charleston County Schools Selects Open Up Resources And Kiddom To Provide K-8 English Language Arts Blended Learning Program

May 11, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

CHARLESTON, SC – Open Up Resources, a nonprofit increasing equity in education by making the highest quality curriculum accessible to ... Read more

District Management

Essential time-tested teaching tactics

March 9, 2022February 15, 2022 by Kevin Hogan

In this week's episode of Getting There: Innovations in Education, host Kevin Hogan explores ideas to center educator wellness, using critical thinking in ELA and social studies, and…

21st Century Skills

4 ideas to infuse critical thinking in ELA and social studies

February 11, 2022 by Terra Tarango, Director and Education Officer, Van Andel Institute for Education

When our students are taught to embrace the hallmarks associated with critical thinking, educators can be assured that students are on the road to a bright future

Every teacher knows the importance of critical thinking in education. Strong critical thinkers make better decisions, are more informed, have more career opportunities, and are generally better equipped…

District Management

4 ways online tutoring helps our at-risk, low-income district achieve goals

November 30, 2021 by Dr. Mark King, Executive Director, Community Learning Network #6 (CLN-6), Baltimore, Maryland

Here’s how we’re using our online tutoring platform to break through the barriers of running a district where 78 percent of the student population is at-risk

Our urban Title I district serves a population of 78 percent at-risk students and 84 percent low-income families. We were already managing low proficiency rates on math and…

Newsline

iTutor’s Virtual Quarantine Classroom Offers Educational Lifeline for COVID-Affected South Carolina and New York Students

October 15, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

A new school year in the middle of a pandemic brings uncertainty—but student engagement is still key to a positive classroom, whether in person or online

As many as 2,000 students on any given day this school year in Richland Two (South Carolina) and other school ... Read more

Ancillary

Wasted Technology: Why Many Teachers Don’t Use the Programs Their Districts Provide

August 17, 2021 by ESchool News

Teachers from previous decades may have focused on “What did I teach?,” but the new focus is “What did the students learn?”

Ancillary

Virtual Education in a Post-Pandemic World

August 17, 2021 by ESchool News

Teachers from previous decades may have focused on “What did I teach?,” but the new focus is “What did the students learn?”

Ancillary

Virtual Education Vs In-Person Classes

August 17, 2021 by ESchool News

Teachers from previous decades may have focused on “What did I teach?,” but the new focus is “What did the students learn?”

Ancillary

Returning to School When the Pandemic Isn’t Really Over

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 by ESchool News

Teachers from previous decades may have focused on “What did I teach?,” but the new focus is “What did the students learn?”

Ancillary

The Emotional Impact Covid Has Had on Our Teachers

November 3, 2021August 17, 2021 by ESchool News

Teachers from previous decades may have focused on “What did I teach?,” but the new focus is “What did the students learn?”

Ancillary

How Bullying in Schools Affects Our Children

August 17, 2021 by ESchool News

Teachers from previous decades may have focused on “What did I teach?,” but the new focus is “What did the students learn?”

Ancillary

How to Combat the “Hey Look! A Squirrel!” Syndrome

August 19, 2021August 17, 2021 by ESchool News

Teachers from previous decades may have focused on “What did I teach?,” but the new focus is “What did the students learn?”

Newsline

DreamBox Learning® Enters ELA Market with Acquisitions of Reading Plus® and Squiggle Park

July 20, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

BELLEVUE, Wash. —July 19, 2021 — DreamBox Learning, the leading education technology provider that in 2006 pioneered intelligent adaptive learning, ... Read more

Newsline

IXL Wins 2021 CODiE Awards for Best Math and English Language Arts Solutions

July 15, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

SAN MATEO, Calif., July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — IXL Learning, developer of personalized learning products used by more than 12 million students, ... Read more

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

5 ways to address inequities in pandemic teaching and learning

December 7, 2022June 21, 2021 by Laura Ascione

A report examines how different instructional pathways and learning scenarios impact student access & achievement--including remote learning.

Remote learning is consistently associated with decreased instructional opportunities and student outcomes when compared to in-person schooling, according to data from a RAND Corporation study.

Ancillary

Data-informed instruction can affect every lesson; here’s how

June 18, 2021June 13, 2021 by Stacey Pusey, Contributing Writer, edWeb

Teachers from previous decades may have focused on “What did I teach?,” but the new focus is “What did the students learn?”

Newsline

Florida Department of Education Approves Lexia Learning for ELA Intervention Courses

June 9, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Rigorous review process confirms Lexia Core5 Reading and PowerUp Literacy programs are strongly aligned to Florida’s newest standards BOSTON (June 8, ... Read more

Newsline

Adventure 2 Learning Acquires Mission Move, An Activity-based Education Provider

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

The move to distance learning has laid bare the disconnect between schools and families—and showed us a way to heal the rift

Mission Move’s standards-based video program utilizes kinesthetic movement to make math, language arts, and nutrition fun for elementary-aged students. New ... Read more

Newsline

McGraw Hill Announces a Next Gen Update to Its Beloved Reading Mastery K–5 Instructional Solution

February 16, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Learning science company McGraw Hill today announced the release of Reading Mastery Transformations, a long-awaited update to the beloved and effective ... Read more

Newsline

Actively Learn Digital Platform Offers Content Area Products

July 3, 2020 by ESchool News

Actively Learn, Achieve3000’s research-based, standards-aligned curriculum platform, announces the release of new sequenced curricular units: Actively Learn ELA, Actively Learn ... Read more

Ancillary

Supporting home learning during the COVID-19 school closures

March 31, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

MetaMetrics, developer of the Lexile Framework for Reading and the Quantile Framework for Mathematics, has two free resources to support ... Read more

Online & Hybrid Learning

Why this school is thriving after implementing a 100% blended learning model

January 25, 2023December 13, 2017 by By John D. Butler, Ph.D., PE

Located in downtown Providence, Rhode Island, 225 students along with the faculty and staff of the Village Green Virtual Charter High School (VGV) have been pioneering the school…

District Management

Getting struggling students to read requires both data and compassion

August 23, 2016August 23, 2016 by Tammy Mangus

Too many teachers simply move students along from one grade to the next to be kind, without checking for mastery of skills. Can the impartiality data help?

Online & Hybrid Learning