Reading studies

 Several recent studies reveal the toll the coronavirus pandemic -- now entering its third year -- is taking on children's reading skills. The declines are affecting students in every demographic, and schools are working to boost literacy with tutoring and other supports, but some say their efforts are hampered by a shortage of trained educators.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/08/us/pandemic-schools-reading-crisis.html

Research brief. (2022). Amplify. https://amplify.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/mCLASS_MOY-Results_February-2022-Report.pdf

Understanding student learning. (2021). i-Ready. https://www.curriculumassociates.com/-/media/mainsite/files/i-ready/iready-understanding-student-learning-paper-fall-results-2021.pdf

Exmaining the impact of COVID-19 on the identification of at-risk students. (2021). University of Virginia. https://pals.virginia.edu/public/pdfs/login/PALS_StateReport_Fall_2021.pdf

Grouping students who struggle with reading. (2021). Reading Rockets. https://www.readingrockets.org/article/grouping-students-who-struggle-reading

Growth mindset counter study

The correlation between growth-mindset interventions and academic achievement is limited, according to a recent meta-analysis by researchers from Case Western Reserve University. They looked at more than 229 studies and found that such interventions had a very small effect overall and had limited benefits for high-risk students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Other education interventions, such as reducing class sizes or increased teacher training, had much larger effects.
Sisk, V., et al. (2018). To what extent and under which circumstances are growth mind-sets important to academic achievement?  Psychological Science, 29(4), 549-571.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797617739704

Teachers Require More Training to Help Students Learn with Technology

According to a survey from SAM Labs, slightly less than half of educators say students learn faster with technology. However, a large majority of respondents said they believe students who use technology in the classroom are better prepared for their future careers. Two-thirds of respondents said teachers need more training to effectively use those tools in the classroom. According to the survey, teachers have seen student improvements in a number of areas of academics as a result of the use of technology, including math, reading and writing, and history, among others. This study helps shine light onto the importance of allocating resources to better equip and prepare teachers to incorporate technology into their lessons in order to better assist students’ learning.

SAM Labs (2017). Most teachers say classroom tech helps students, but teachers need more training. London, United Kingdom: SAM Labs. https://thejournal.com/articles/2017/10/26/most-teachers-say-classroom-tech-helps-students-but-teachers-need-more-training.aspx