As this calendar year winds down, we at Amplify are reflecting on your essential role and impact as a teacher. We hope the upcoming mid-year break is an opportunity to recharge and reset for the second half of the school year!
Monthly downloadable
To help your students celebrate the upcoming season, we’ve created winter-themed downloadable activities for younger and older students, in both English and Spanish.
Announcements
Middle-of-year benchmark assessments tips
Check with your administrator or site leaders for your MOY benchmark window dates and complete assessments within that window.
Use benchmark data to determine which students need progress monitoring.
Review the Instruction tab to see current groups and instructional activities for groups and individuals based on benchmark results.
Log in and click on the Training tile to access additional professional learning resources about benchmark assessments.
New episode—Science of Reading: The Podcast
The latest episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast is now available! Tune in to hear Rebecca Kockler discuss why state governments should focus on logistics, procurement, and equipping educators with the information they need to make the best decisions for their students.
Have you been wondering how the Science of Reading and its instructional practices are key to student success? You can still tune in to the last few events in our webinar series to hear from fellow Amplify educators about their experiences implementing the Science of Reading in their teaching strategies and classrooms.
Watch recorded sessions to supplement your professional development.
Advice and answers
Want to know more about how research-based intervention can play a role in early literacy development?
Listen to Amplify’s Literacy and Math Director Sarah McCarty discuss how to use intervention practices to help your at-risk readers get back on track in this informative recorded webinar.
Spotlight
Do you know an educator who deserves to be recognized? Share the educator's name, district, what they’re doing to stand out, and any additional information with us so we can highlight them in a future newsletter and send them a special gift.
Let's connect
Join our Amplify Reading & mCLASS Facebook group for chances to gain inspiration from Amplify educators around the country! We’d love to see you collaborate, ask questions, and share what you’ve been enjoying about your Amplify program.
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If so, it’s because we have the pleasure of providing you with more than one Amplify program. Each month we’ll share the most important information you need to know based on the program(s) you use.
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