Today I was reading through Checking for Understanding: Formative Assessment Techniques for Your Classroom by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey.  In this book the authors clarify why frequent checking for understanding is critical for student learning, and outline six evidence-based methods for checking for understanding.

As we prepared to publish this month's RSE-TASC Reporter with an article on teaching students with disabilities strategies for successfully engaging in deeper learning and critical thinking, I was reminded of a previous Reporter article from Summer, 2013 on Reciprocal Teaching. Read further to find out about this evidence-based reading comprehension strategy that has been proven to raise reading comprehension scores for students with disabilities.

When children go to school, their goal is to learn the academic content being taught.  But for English Language Learners (ELLs), their goal is two-fold: to learn the academic content while simultaneously mastering the English language.  This presents not only as a challenge for them, but also for the educators who are delivering instruction.