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‘Fix’ Fluency --- or, Comprehension ‘Breaks Down!’
Word fluency will drive comprehension proficiency since the students can read and not deplete their ‘CPU’ trying to decipher the most...
by Blaine Helwig
Aug 14, 20214 min read
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Teaching to the Test - A Better Understanding of the Phrase
I have heard the expression – Teaching to the Test – for many years, but I had not deeply considered the thinking behind the phrase until...
by Blaine Helwig
Feb 7, 20215 min read
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Trickle-Down Teacher Training Versus Bubble-Up Gap Elimination
The macroeconomic theory of trickle-down corporate tax cuts has been a mainstay for conservative politicians and economists for nearly a...
by Blaine Helwig
Sep 16, 20205 min read
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It’s the Gaps, Stupid! – Part 1
The famous American political phrase, “It’s the economy, stupid” is attributed to James Carville and coined during Bill Clinton's...
by Blaine Helwig
Dec 17, 20195 min read
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It’s the Gaps, Stupid! – Part 2
Small Gaps Widen to Larger Chasms While hiking the 500-mile-long El Camino in Spain a couple of summers ago, a small pain ensued on the...
by Blaine Helwig
Dec 16, 20197 min read
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Bridge Resources and Their Academic Need
About 15 years ago, I attended weekly central administrator meetings as an elementary program supervisor in a large urban Texas school...
by Blaine Helwig
Oct 25, 20183 min read
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Kinesthetic Vocabulary Learning – Math and Science Block
Prior to reading this short blog, it is recommended the educator read the October 2nd posted blog entitled: Kinesthetic Vocabulary...
by Blaine Helwig
Oct 6, 20174 min read
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Kinesthetic Vocabulary Learning – Language Arts Block
Title 1 elementary students are experiencing difficulty with the most common, high frequency English words, and educators are trying to...
by Blaine Helwig
Oct 2, 20174 min read
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What are the Benefits of Stop-Gap Resources?
I am of the belief that Title 1 academic education reformation involving high percentages of students classified as economically...
by Blaine Helwig
Sep 28, 20172 min read
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What Are "Stop-Gap Resources?"
‘Stop-Gap Resources’ are a moniker that I believe accurately describes their function when used in Title 1 schools or with students...
by Blaine Helwig
Sep 14, 20173 min read
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