by Chartwell Teaching Institute | Jul 31, 2024 | Featured Post
Jennifer Gygax, Literacy Program Specialist, Special Education, Napa Valley Unified School District, never imagined that her career would be spent teaching secondary students how to read, but when she was called to do so and saw firsthand how many secondary students...
by Chartwell Teaching Institute | Jul 31, 2024 | Featured Post, Structured Literacy
The Lead to Literacy grant has sparked a movement across California to transform the way we teach students. Educators from Napa County, Riverside County, and Siskiyou County joined us for the third summer this June at CTI’s Structured Literacy training. After five...
by Chartwell Teaching Institute | May 9, 2024 | Executive Functioning, Featured Post
When I was first learning about Executive Functioning (EF), a question was posed to me and others who were involved in a training on how to best support students to develop their EF skills. The question asked was: How many steps are involved in tying a shoe? This led...
by Chartwell Teaching Institute | May 9, 2024 | Featured Post, Tips
Justifying professional development opportunities can be a challenge, and a prohibiting factor, for many educators. In schools across the country, remaining within budget is an issue whether it’s public, private, or charter. Though it may be intimidating, or perhaps...
by Chartwell Teaching Institute | May 9, 2024 | Featured Post, Tools & Strategies
In the realm of early elementary reading instruction, mastering high-frequency words, often called sight words, stands as a critical milestone in a child’s journey toward literacy. These words, often considered non-phonetic or irregular, present a unique...
by Chartwell Teaching Institute | Mar 18, 2024 | Featured Post, Tips
NPR published an article in February 2024 about the lack of research-based methodology that’s used in teacher training programs across the country. Close to 700 teacher training programs were surveyed and they found that roughly 25% of teachers who leave those...
