This document stresses the value of spelling instruction for students. Effective spelling instruction includes explicit instruction, careful selection of words, and repeated practice. There is also a checklist for evaluating spelling programs in the back of the document.
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Dyslexia Toolkit
Considerations for Equitable Mississippi Student and Family Experiences
This is a companion resource for two previously released documents: Considerations for Reopening Mississippi Schools and Considerations for Coherent and Equitable Instructional Systems. This document provides guidance for gathering information from parents and other stakeholders, as well as action steps, essential questions, conversation starters, and additional resources for addressing the complex needs resulting from the impact of COVID-19 on students […]
Considerations for Reopening Mississippi Schools
This guidance document provides State Education Agency and Local Education Agency staff as well as education stakeholders with a set of priority issues to address for school reopening in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This guidance, updated every three months, provides strategies to address the following six topics: (a) academic programming, (b) operations, (c) family and community support, (d) […]
Welcoming, Registering, and Supporting Newcomer Students: A Toolkit for Educators of Immigrant and Refugee Students in Secondary Schools
This publication from the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Northwest provides evidence-based tools and resources to support school staff with registration and enrollment processes for newcomer students. It also includes information and tools to support students with social, emotional, academic, and other needs, as well as capacity-building strategies for educators serving newcomer students.