The Things You Can Read: Resource: Best Practices in Teaching English

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Thursday, November 1, 2012

Resource: Best Practices in Teaching English

Institute of Education Sciences

The Institute of Education Sciences states its mission as follows:

"Our mission is to provide rigorous and relevant evidence on which to ground education practice and policy and share this information broadly. By identifying what works, what doesn't, and why, we aim to improve educational outcomes for all students, particularly those at risk of failure. We are the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education, and by law our activities must be free of partisan political influence."

We, here at The Things You Can Read, are always trying to do things better in the classroom, so we found this resource to be invaluable in our quest this school year to work on Main Idea. Let us know if you found this resource useful!

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