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          The 2022 – 2023 school year marks the start of the new FAST progress monitoring testing in the state of Florida. In preparation for the new testing, a group of our Shoelace Learning summer teachers and curriculum specialists worked diligently to create FAST ELA test prep for educators and players …

Confidence is that magical moment when “I think I can” turns into “I know I can”. When it comes to reading stamina it’s the result of being prepared (Building Block #1) and increasing our ability to focus (Building Block #2). Most importantly it’s the result of practice, determination and embracing challenges. Let’s look at a few …

Kids have lots of energy and they definitely know how to use it! While it’s important to harness that energy, it can also lead them astray when trying to accomplish goals. The ability to focus is built slowly, over time. It requires patience. Since patience is something that most school aged children are still developing, …

This is our second in a series of four posts on building reading stamina. You can read the introduction about why stamina is so important here. Distractions, distractions everywhere  The goal with building block one is to prepare for a focussed and uninterrupted reading session. Attention is at a premium these days and getting sidetracked …

Testing season is here! Which means it’s the time of year many of us start thinking about reading stamina. And there’s a good reason for that. Standardized testing requires a full day of focus. While the test itself might only run between 90-120 minutes, kids also need to pay attention to important instructions and sometimes …

There’s a key philosophy that drives our work at Dreamscape: meet students where they’re at.   Meeting students where they‘re at in practice At a high-level this is about understanding that each student is unique and that each student has their own unique way of learning. Practically, this means doing things like: Leveling passages for each …

It’s about comprehension. We’re always speaking to teachers so that we can understand where we can help. One gap we identified is a lack of materials that support students as they learn to understand charts and graphs. So, we got to work! Think about it – How many hours of screen time do kids get …

This year has been a learning curve for us all, in many different ways.  From learning how to successfully teach virtually, finding ways to manage your children’s school from home, adapting to all the changes happening in everyday life, and so much more. We have seen countless opportunities for learning and growth over the past …