While 2020 was an interesting year to say the least, we were glad to have learned so many lessons. One of which, was how to stay organized in a completely digital space. We transitioned lessons to a completely digital format, student interaction, you name it! And with all the changes, we realized Tracking data digitally was another great way to communicate students’ growth and what was happening in our sessions with our students’ parents and with our colleagues. Today, we wanted to walk you through how we track our literacy data in a digital format!

One of the most common questions we have been getting is how to open a PowerPoint in Google Slides. Many schools use Google platforms for their online classrooms, but not everyone is familiar with how to use Google with lessons that originate in a different format! We’ve broken it down to a few easy steps you can follow to open any of your lessons in Google Slides!

If you have been with us for a while, then you know we get super excited when it comes to data. We love using it to write treatment plans for students, to monitor growth, to assess whether or not the student needs something different, etc. We use data to make every decision in our intervention and we wouldn’t be able to run our practice effectively without it.

So, when we transitioned to seeing students online, the natural question was how in the world we’d be able to assess and progress monitor virtually.

So we asked our Intervention Insiders Community to give us feedback on what’s up with online intervention. And we received some really awesome questions. So we wanted to take this week to dive in and answer some of those questions.

It’s that time of year again - back to school. In the weeks that are usually filled with fresh school supplies, neatly organized classrooms/offices, excitement and butterflies, this year seems off. Whether you are returning to school in-person, students are returning in a hybrid-model, or you are seeing students completely virtually, for many, this back-to-school season has been nothing short of confusing and frustrating.

In order to hopefully make your transition into this school year a bit less overwhelming, we wanted to share 3 secrets that will help you be prepared for whatever this year throws your way.

Summer is here and we are seeing that online instruction is becoming more and more “normal.” Schools are saying that they will continue online instruction or hybrid instruction through the fall. The reality is that we don’t know what the future will bring when it comes to school & intervention as we knew it.

While this change can be scary, we want you to know that if you can lean into that discomfort, you can THRIVE in online intervention - not just “survive until this summer.”

Today, we want to jump in here to walk through how you can instruct students even if you can’t meet with them live. As long as you have had some sort of computer and a program that will let you record your computer screen (we use Zoom to screen share and record videos), you can still create effective reading intervention lessons that allow you to track student progress. Read on for more information.

Today we wanted to talk about how to teach reading to students who are not able to interact on the screen with you. Our goal is always to have engaging and interactive sessions for our reading intervention students. However, there may be times where that just isn’t possible because they may be using a device that doesn’t have that functionality (such as a Google Chromebook), or you may be working from a system (such as Google Hangouts) that doesn’t allow students to control your screen.

Discover effective tips for transitioning Kindergarten reading lessons online. Split sessions into manageable pieces for young learners' attention spans. Keep lessons interactive with engaging games and activities. Communicate openly with families about challenges and adjustments. Learn more in our video tutorial!

In online sessions, it is even more essential to review previously learned concepts in case any of the skills weren’t cemented completely. Week to week, we continue to track errors and look for error patterns. If specific skills need to be worked on, we note them and include them in upcoming lessons. One of our favorite ways to do this is playing games. Open to grab one of our free digital games!

How are your online lessons going? When we realized we would be seeing students exclusively online for the time being, we became determined to make our games digitally compatible. This week, we are bringing you one of our favorites and talking about how we can use screen control to keep students engaged in their sessions!

For our intervention tip of the week, we wanted to make sure to bring you all something really valuable and actionable because we know how hard this can be right now to figure out how to keep your students engaged! In our small group and 1:1 sessions - we’re trying to leverage interactive games as much as possible.

“Teletherapy,” “online learning,” and “online teaching resources” are just a few of the terms that have been buzzing around the last few days as schools and practices all over the nation have moved to an online space. Today, we wanted to share with you how we teach reading online, and our 3 favorite resources to make it the most effective!