Should You Rethink Sight Words In a Science of Reading World?
Sight words. Heart words. Instant words. Snap words. Whatever you call them, these so-called “irregular” words have played a major role in reading instruction in the last few decades.
Krystal Cormack, Director of Tutor Support
Meet Krystal Cormack, the new Director of Tutor Support with Ignite Reading.
Her work focuses on ensuring that tutors have the information, resources, and connection they need to meet ambitious goals for students. Krystal is an educator, education-advocate and lifelong learner. Her dissertation and graduate research focused on the experiences of teachers who resigned from the profession during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Her background in Broadcast Journalism has enabled her to write, speak and communicate with groups regarding multiple topics and across lines of difference. Her professional work has focused on leadership development, constituent support and customer service.
What Tutoring More Students Did For Me
Interview with Rachel Story
Schools are already signing up for Ignite! Reading next year and increasing their numbers of students participating. In fact, we expect to more than double in size next fall, which means more tutoring opportunities for you! We reached out to Rachel Story who holds the record for the highest tutoring load at 26 students to gain a perspective on what it means to expand one’s tutoring role and why she chose to be a nearly full-capacity tutor.
Differentiated Reading Instruction for Every Student Isn’t a Pipe Dream
Every classroom is filled with students who have strengths and needs as unique as the child themselves. This makes differentiated reading instruction both crucial and a fundamental challenge of teaching students how to read.
From China to Mexico to Tutoring
Formerly a member of the Ignite! Reading tutor team, Ron Mona was recently promoted to full-time Implementation Specialist. In this Q&A, Ron shares his path from tutoring to working for Ignite—and the advice he’d give new tutors.
Tips For Engaging Our Students Online
The trickiest moments in tutoring can have nothing to do with teaching the curriculum. Keeping students engaged and focused is the number one challenge most tutors tell us they need support with. We interviewed seasoned members of Ignite’s Literacy Team—Erin Johnson, Amanda Thrower, and Brittny Tennessee—to get their expert advice and engaging ideas you can add to your tutoring toolbox: