Inside the Institute

In every issue of The Beacon, a member of The Windward Institute team will pen an opinion editorial commenting on a timely topic affecting children with learning disabilities.

The Windward Institute: An Exemplar of Translational Science

The Windward School, through the Windward Institute and its affiliation with the Haskins Global Literacy Hub, has played a significant role in the process of translating research findings into research-based and research-informed practices and programs for the benefit of its students and the larger educational community. 

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Scientifically Based Reading Programs: Caveat Emptor

Despite a solid understanding of what constitutes effective reading instruction, the difficulty of determining whether a reading program deserves the labels scientifically based or evidence-based persists. ​​​​​​​

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Advances in Educational Neuroscience

The bridge between education and neuroscience is evolving into a field with an ever-increasing research base to support its findings and enormous potential of educational neuroscience. 

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