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    5 Practical Reading Comprehension Strategies for Secondary Students

    Interventions and Learning Supports' Strategies, MTSS for Secondary
    According to the Nations Report Card, in 2019, only 34% of 8th-grade
    students read at grade level.
    Unfortunately, gaps in reading skills have continued to grow since that time, not just as a whole but also between racial and economic subgroups. Because reading is essential for success in every content area throughout secondary school, helping students with reading deficits is every middle and high school teacher’s job, not just the interventionist or language arts teacher. 

    How To Empower Secondary Teachers Through MTSS

    MTSS Practice, MTSS for Secondary

    I am the first to admit that I didn’t even know how to get my students more intense help for many years. As a new 7th Grade ELA teacher, I just thought I was failing as a teacher. As I gained experience and training, specifically in English as a Second language, I learned how to make my instruction more accessible and to identify those students that needed help beyond core instruction. In many ways, I remained at a loss for how to provide the intervention they needed.

    How MTSS Utilizes Universal Screeners to Tier Accurately and Objectively

    MTSS Practice, Behavior

    Years of data and research reveal gaps within education that continue to persist. With the best intentions, there are always ways in which the best system fails at meeting all needs.