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It will not come as a surprise to any educator that students are diverse in what they know and can do. Take any classroom of 30 students and it will include those who have had dramatically different …
Author: Scott Peters, NWEA
Topics: Research
Concerns about students losing ground academically during summer break go back at least a century, with early evidence suggesting that summer contributed to large disparities in students’ …
Author: Megan Kuhfeld, NWEA, and Andrew McEachin, NWEA
Have you ever heard that the term “dyslexia” means people see letters or numbers swapped or flipped? Have you seen claims that colored overlays, special fonts, eye-tracking exercises, music …
Author: Tiffany Peltier, NWEA
Four years after the onset of the pandemic, the dust is settling as a new education landscape comes into focus. Thanks to NWEA assessments and research, we have not only valuable longitudinal …
Author: Jonathan Fine, NWEA
Every week, maybe even daily, my 14-year-old shows me changes in technology, such as the new cherry blossom grotto mod in Minecraft, new moves an NCP (non-player character, in case you’re …
Author: Elizabeth Barker, NWEA
Walk into any classroom today and you’ll find great variation in student growth and kids with a variety of strengths, academic experiences, and needs. Superintendents now report an average of …
Author: Chase Nordengren, NWEA
When we assess a student’s achievement using MAP® Growth™, we assume they remain fully engaged throughout the test. This assumption allows us to view their RIT score as an accurate …
Author: Steven Wise, NWEA
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MAP Reading Fluency now includes Coach, a virtual tutor designed to help students strengthen reading skills in as little as 30 minutes a week.
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Students continue to rebound from pandemic school closures. NWEA® and Learning Heroes experts talk about how best to support them here on our blog, Teach. Learn. Grow.
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The science of reading is not a buzzword. It’s the converging evidence of what matters and what works in literacy instruction. We can help you make it part of your practice.
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High-quality professional learning can help teachers feel invested—and supported—in their work.
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