“The most effective teachers ensured that their students efficiently acquired, rehearsed, and connected background knowledge because this knowledge is necessary for skillful problem solving and critical thinking.” B. Rosenshire As a special education teacher, I have worked primarily with students who are not learning the way they need to learn in the classroom. These kids CAN and DO learn but they often need more retrieval practice of taught skills, more modelling, scaffolded instruction, practice & feedback, as well as more opportunities to practice each skill that’s been taught. However, this is basically just good instruction and it should be the way ALL students are taught! If we use evidence-based instructional practices in every classroom, maybe we’d have fewer kids labeled as “spec-ed”. SORticle: Principals of Instruction, Research-based strategies that all teachers should know!! By B. Rosenshire Link: aft.org/sites/default/files/… @AFTeachersIowa

As a literacy teacher, I am VERY familiar with the #MTSS model and 3-tiers of instruction and have learned so much about it from @sstollar6 . But why aren’t we learning how to use the #MTSS model to prevent student failure in mathematics, too? It’s time we use evidence-based tiers of instruction in literacy AND in math! To learn more, check out these incredible resources from @brian_poncy as discussed on the Chalk and Talk podcast, episode 29 with @rastokke: annastokke.com/ep-29-resourc… #preventionbeforeintervention