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3 ways to help students de-stress

May 6, 2021 by Shantell Berrett, M.A., Director of Training and Presenting, Reading Horizons

With mental health issues rising among children and teens, educators can support them by modeling stress resilience, maintaining routines, and keeping an eye out for warning signs

Teachers who want to support optimal reading comprehension must equip themselves with a deeper understanding of why stress is so harmful to students' reading, and what they can…

How positive psychology reduces stress and boosts reading comprehension

May 5, 2021 by Carrie Drake, M.A., Curriculum and Training Specialist, Reading Horizons

Cultivating a happy emotional state through positive psychology not only puts a smile on students’ faces—it actually helps them learn better and boost reading comprehension.

While stress disrupts the brain's learning processes, a positive mood has the opposite effect. Cultivating a positive emotional state helps to reduce the harmful effects of stress and…

Securly Playbook: 5 Strategies for Hybrid Learning Success

April 14, 2021April 8, 2021 by Jeff Festa

Discover five foundational strategies districts should employ when developing their hybrid learning initiatives, complete with concrete steps administrators can take ... Read more

Academic Language Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension

April 30, 2021March 30, 2021 by Jeff Festa

To achieve successful reading comprehension across the curriculum, students need instruction in academic language skills. Get strategies for supporting the ... Read more

A strategy to help struggling adolescent readers

January 23, 2020January 16, 2020 by Suzanne Carreker, Ph.D., CALT-QI

Learn how to maximize learning and help elevate students to reading proficiency, like this girl sitting and reading a book.

According to the Nation’s Report Card, about two-thirds of eighth-graders are not proficient readers. What’s even more alarming is the fact that the size of that cohort has…