Helping Students Read

Welcome back to The Path Forward! Today we have a special episode shot at TASA 2024 Midwinter where Dr. Rick Fernandez is joined by Wade Stanford, Superintendent of Westwood ISD where they put Claudia Salinas, VP of English Learning at Curriculum Associates on the hot seat. Hear how Curriculum Associates uses its i-Ready program to help students develop in their education and set goals that will allow them to progress in their education. Learn about stretch goals and the work Wade and Claudia plan to do together to increase the reading levels of students in Westwood ISD. You won’t want to miss out on this exciting episode! To connect with Claudia, check out the link to Curriculum Associates here: https://www.curriculumassociates.com/ or text at (214) 519-3677. To connect with Wade follow him on Twitter @wadestanford or connect with him on LinkedIn. Thank you for watching. Please like, subscribe, and comment! Host: Dr. Rick Fernandez Guests: Wade Stanford, Superintendent of Westwood ISD Claudia Salinas, VP of English Learning at Curriculum Associates Time Stamps & Show Notes (00:00 - 02:01) Introduction (02:02 - 05:16) Using Data from i-Ready (05:17 - 08:05) Goal Setting is Critical (08:06 - 10:19) What Makes i-Ready a Better Partner? (10:20 - 13:14) Instructional Coherence is Key (13:15 - 16:35) Getting Kids to Read at Grade Level (16:36 - 20:32) Training Teachers to Help Kids (20:33 - 26:57) Changing to Meet Stretch Goals (26:58 - 30:20) Change from the Top Down (30:21 - 31:54) Looking to the Future Successes (31:55 - 33:41) Thank You and Connect with Claudia & Wade (33:42 - 34:00) Closing