Executive function is centered in the prefrontal cortex and involves cognitive strategies that include analyzing, problem solving, activating for work, prioritizing, assessing risk, and delaying gratification. This area of the brain does not fully mature until early adulthood, therefore P-12 educators create learning environments that support the growth of executive function and avoid punishing students who exhibit less mature skills.
What do you do when hear a word you don’t know? In Ashley Palmer’s kindergarten class, you stop. And you talk about it.
The way you talk to toddlers can determine how well they do in school throughout life. But not just any conversation will do.
Teachers in early grades may have difficulty identifying the struggling emergent readers in their classes and helping them grasp foundational skills. In this article, Jessica Hamman shares eight methods that
Whenever I ask students a question and they respond with a long silence, I start to worry about a few things. I worry about the quality of my question, I
A third-grade teacher shares a simple step-by-step guide for close reading instruction.
Vocabulary instruction is essential and the foundation of learning, according to Timothy Rasinski, a professor of literacy education at Kent State University. In this blog post, Rasinski shares how teachers
Teachers want what’s best for their students—it’s simply not possible to put in the hours and sweat needed for the job if you don’t. But wanting that and having the
Karen Harris, a high-school English teacher, engages students in higher-order thinking by first leading them through a “thinking inventory.” The inventory includes a series of 10 essential questions that Harris
Productive struggle is important for students to retain what they learn.
How much background knowledge is needed to understand a piece of text? New research appears to discover the tipping point.
