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North Carolina District ‘Knocking It Out of the Park’ in English Language Arts

November 7, 2024
Walk into an early elementary classroom these days in Nash County (NC) Public Schools, and you’re apt to notice something altogether different about...
Wit & Wisdom

Literacy Growth Makes Emma Donnan a Standout

September 23, 2024
Adelante Schools, a public charter organization that operates Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle School in Indianapolis, is gaining well-deserved...
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Wit & Wisdom

JHU Analysis finds Wit & Wisdom and Geodes Help Build Knowledge

August 23, 2023
The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Institute for Education Policy developed a Knowledge Map™ for English language arts and analyzed Wit & Wisdom™ and...
Featured Implementation Support High-Quality Curriculum multilingual learners

What’s New in Wit & Wisdom?

March 29, 2023
At Great Minds®, we believe that every student deserves access to the highest quality education possible. That's why we are committed to building...
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Professional Development Featured Implementation Support

The Impact of High-Quality Professional Learning

March 21, 2023
When working with high-quality instructional materials such as Wit & Wisdom®, teachers need professional learning to successfully implement the...
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Featured Science of Reading

Examining Scarborough’s Rope: Literacy Knowledge

October 7, 2022
Scarborough’s Reading Rope provides a model for understanding the components of skilled reading. This blog series examines each of the strands of the...
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Featured Science of Reading

Examining Scarborough’s Rope: Verbal Reasoning

September 13, 2022
Scarborough’s Reading Rope provides a model for understanding the components of skilled reading. This blog series examines each of the strands of the...
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Featured Science of Reading

Examining Scarborough’s Rope: Language Structures

August 19, 2022
Scarborough’s Reading Rope provides a model for understanding the components of skilled reading. This blog series examines each of the strands of the...
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Featured Science of Reading

Examining Scarborough’s Rope: Vocabulary

July 15, 2022
Scarborough’s Reading Rope provides a model for understanding the components of skilled reading. This blog series examines each of the strands of the...
Wit & Wisdom

Implementing Wit & Wisdom: An Evaluation Research Report

June 21, 2022
Johns Hopkins University studied the impact of Wit & Wisdom ® on students whose teachers began using the ELA curriculum during the 2018–2019 school...
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Featured Science of Reading

Examining Scarborough’s Rope: Background Knowledge

June 17, 2022
Scarborough’s Reading Rope provides a model for understanding the components of skilled reading. This blog series examines each of the strands of the...
Featured Science of Reading Arts & Letters

The Science of Reading and High-Quality ELA Materials

May 5, 2022
This Month’s Focus At Great Minds®, the Humanities team stays updated with the current scientific research on literacy. We bring research to life in...

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