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about READ Podcast Celebrates 10,000 Downloads with First of Two Podcasts feat. Maryanne Wolf, PhD, Advocating Literacy as a Fundamental Human Right
The Windward Institute
The Windward Institute is a division of and serves The Windward School and the broader educational community by:
- Providing professional development;
- Forming partnerships with leading education institutions;
- Advocating for students with language-based learning disabilities; and
- Expanding The Windward School's reputation and expertise
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about READ Podcast Celebrates 10,000 Downloads with First of Two Podcasts feat. Maryanne Wolf, PhD, Advocating Literacy as a Fundamental Human Right
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On May 27, 2021, at 12:30 p.m. ET, Windward alumni parent, current Board of Trustees member of The Windward School, and Co-Founder of Intelexia, a company that develops teacher training in Argentina and implements the Aprendo Leyendo reading program to over 10,000 Spanish-speaking children, Magdalena Zavalía Miguens, will welcome experts from the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, as well as renowned universities, to exchange their views on post-COVID literacy in Latin America. Ms. Zavalía is also a member of the roundtable hosting organization and Windward partner, Haskins Global Literacy Hub. The roundtable, “Alfabetización post Covid en América Latina,” is free to attend, join live webinar here.
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about Leading Education Experts Headline Free Webinar to Understand the Science of Reading and Promote Reading Achievement for all Students
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Meet Keri Levine, MS, Instructor of the Multisensory Reading Practicum: Using the PAF Program.
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The latest issue of The Beacon is now available. Read articles on the dangers of mislabeling a learning disability diagnosis or scientifically based reading program, how an entrepreneurial mother established a reading program in Argentina, and why reading aloud is not just for early readers.
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Meet Alex Frelinghuysen and Colleen McGlynn, Middle School faculty and instructors of “Syllables are the Key: The Basics of Language Structure and Syllabication."
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Part of the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) release of a State of The States 2021 report looked at the trends in Teacher Preparation programs including:
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qualifications for being admitted into teacher preparation
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earning a teaching license
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states' shifting testing regimes
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In this webinar from Children and Screens Ask The Expert series, featured expert panelists John S. Hutton, MD, MS, FAAP, Naomi S. Baron, PhD, Kristen Hawley Turner, PhD, and Rita Carter, Medical Journalist and Author, discussed current research on various mediums of reading with a focus on the impact of digital devices on cognitive development across the stages of life from birth and early childhood, to adolescence and adulthood
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Meet Jessica Romaniello and Jessica Sorna, Lower School faculty and Instructors of "Data-Driven Instruction: Using Assessment to Guide Student Goals."
As of January 8, 2020, the Windward Teacher Training Institute rebranded as The Windward Institute. All courses and workshops will continue to be offered by Windward-trained instructors at the same locations and use the same scientifically-proven, research-based multisensory academic curriculum.