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Active Learning-Memory Retrieval

by Laura Maniglia | Sep 10, 2021 | active learning, attention & focus, cognitive skills, learning, reading, student engagement, study skills

Cognitive scientists have been researching what works best to assist long term memory. They have identified several strategies: retrieval, spaced practice, and interleaving. The active reading strategy known as SQ3R provides a strategy for reading and learning. This...

Reading Comprehension: Digital or Paper?

by Laura Maniglia | May 31, 2021 | attention & focus, cognitive skills, instruction, mindset, note-taking, reading, students, study skills

A previous blog post on active learning presented evidence from several research studies indicating that the “low tech” method of handwriting notes provides certain advantages over the high tech note-taking on tablets and...

The Case for Classic Literature

by Laura Maniglia | May 20, 2021 | attention & focus, cognitive skills, instruction, language, non-cognitive skills, PISA, reading, student engagement, students, teacher effectiveness

A war is waging in English departments around the country regarding the literature syllabus: Should teachers follow the canon of classical literature or encourage student choice of young adult or graphic...

The Nation’s Report Card–bad grades

by Laura Maniglia | Oct 30, 2020 | instruction, reading, student engagement, students, teachers

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has just released “highlights” of the 2019 score results, clearly a euphemism, for “lowlights” would be a more appropriate term.Unfortunately, the...

The Predictive Power of Ninth Grade

by Laura Maniglia | Jul 30, 2018 | attention & focus, instruction, mindset, reading, students, study skills

The end of July heralds the beginning of thoughts of the new academic year and a continual progression of commercials for “back to school” sales. For those entering as high school freshmen, this can be a daunting time, as they transition from middle...

College: Changing the Paradigm

by Laura Maniglia | Jan 27, 2018 | attention & focus, cognitive skills, instruction, reading, study skills

To address the needs of 21st.century society at large as well as changes in the workplace, colleges need to adapt their curricula as well as their methodology. As former Harvard University president, Derek Bok, stated:”Colleges and universities, for all the...

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