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Cleaver, Samantha – Instructor, 2008
Some high achievers are not as easy to engage. Sometimes motivating high achievers is "a matter of being more sensitive to what they are interested in," says Don Ambrose, a professor of education at Rider University in New Jersey. But too often classrooms are not set up for that kind of sensitivity. Research shows that schools are…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies, Academic Achievement, High Achievement
Gentry, J. Richard – Instructor, 2007
Spelling is the study of word-specific knowledge, and knowledge about words is important. Today, many fourth through eighth graders can't write with fluency because they don't have automatic access to basic words and spelling patterns. Yet, sadly, many teachers have had little support in this area. Luckily, evidence-based spelling instruction is…
Descriptors: Spelling, Grade 8, Spelling Instruction, Reading Fluency