Science of Reading: The Podcast

S2-09. Unveiling insights from assessment data: Danielle Damico

December 30, 2020 Amplify Education Season 2 Episode 9
Science of Reading: The Podcast
S2-09. Unveiling insights from assessment data: Danielle Damico
Show Notes

Join Danielle Damico, Director of Learning Science at Amplify, as she explores the impact of the pandemic on at-risk students and those in need of intervention. She shares the insights drawn from DIBELS 8th Edition and highlights how data is now more important than ever in understanding where students are—whether assessments are administered in person or through a digital platform. Finally, she leaves our listeners with best practices to nurture readers moving forward and ensure growth and success through the end of the year.

Quotes:

“Teachers and students need the right tools to help accelerate student learning and growth–especially in early literacy.”

“We need to lean on the data we can collect and the science of reading.”

Resources:

Instructional Learning Loss Brief

Amplify Literacy Hub

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