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  • "Preparing 21st Century Students for a Global Society: (A Guide to the Four Cs)" | NEA
    "The National Education Association (NEA) interviewed leaders of all kinds to determine which of the 21st century skills were the most important for K-12 education. There was near unanimity that four specific skills were the most important. They became known as the 'Four Cs'— critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity." Download the full report here.
  • "The Hippocratic Oath and Grade Equivalents" | Lexile.com
    "Medical researchers and practitioners often cite Hippocrates' famous adage, 'Above all, do no harm.' Implicit in this statement is that all actions are not helpful and, in fact, can be harmful. While we typically think of the Hippocratic Oath in terms of medical treatments, the principle also applies to the assessment of students' reading and mathematics abilities." -Malbert Smith III, Ph.D.
  • "What Does the Lexile Measure Mean?" | Lexile.com
    "The Lexile® Framework for Reading is a scientific approach to reading and text measurement. There are two Lexile measures: the Lexile reader measure and the Lexile text measure. A Lexile reader measure represents a person’s reading ability on the Lexile scale. A Lexile text measure represents a text’s difculty level on the Lexile scale." Read more here about how a student's Lexile and a book's Lexile work together.
  • "Executive Function 101" | NCLB
    What’s going on in your child’s brain? Find out about Executive Function 101, a free e-book from the National Center for Learning Disabilities that will improve your understanding of learning and attention issues and executive function. In it, you’ll also find tips on how to help your child with executive function—related difficulties—including lack of motivation and trouble with thinking flexibly.