Articles from May 2025

Dr. Tiffany Peltier with her two children and the words "Q&A with Dr. Tiffany Peltier, Director of Professional Learning at NWEA"

Challenging Misconceptions With Dr. Tiffany Peltier

Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Kate Will, MA
Dr. Tiffany Peltier discusses Conceptual Change Theory and how it can be used to challenge misconceptions around dyslexia.
Cursive and print letters A, B, and C side by side

Cursive Handwriting: Reduce the Learning Curve With CLIFTER

Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Sydney Hobza,
Ryann Culver,
Keller Young, MEd, PhD
Learn effective strategies for teaching cursive and implementing CLIFTER in your classroom.
A teacher and a student write in a notebook

Literacy Is Every Subject—Math and Word Problems (Part 2 of 2)

Thursday, May 15, 2025
Seth King
Attack strategies and schema instruction are two evidence-based approaches for helping students solve word problems.
Student writes solution to math problem in notebook while holding a calculator in their other hand

Literacy Is Every Subject—Math and Word Problems (Part 1 of 2)

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Seth King
Word problems present a challenge to students, and common strategies for teaching word problems may be ineffective and misleading.
A side-by-side comparison of capital and lowercase A, B, and C in both cursive and print

Datchuk Explains the Continued Importance of Cursive Handwriting

Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Iowa Reading Research Center Director Shawn Datchuk explains the potential benefits of cursive handwriting instruction.
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