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Dr. Jill Dorman

1 day ago2 min read

Designing Brain-Ready Schools for Academic Success

Are you following the Science of Reading, using updated curriculum, and intervening more than ever before, but your students are still struggling academically? You are not alone. Schools across the country are working hard to improve academic outcomes, increase engagement, and close achievement gaps, but even the strongest curriculum or instructional strategy can fall short when students are not neurologically ready to learn. In many schools, attention is focused on the Sci