Bridging Teaching and Learning
Focused on Outcomes
When students are successful, they're inspired to learn even more. Learning to read is one of the most important skills a child will develop over a lifetime, so it's crucial to build a strong foundation early on.
That's why Crosswalk Education specializes in supporting K-5 educators in systematically transferring Science of Reading research into practice in classrooms - keeping student outcomes first and foremost.
Building Strong Foundations
It's time to demystify effective phonics instruction. Too many students leave 2nd grade with inadequate phonics skills, resulting in frustration and long-term learning issues. Successful reading and writing hinge on developing automatized skills in grades K-2, so we must get it right.
But our work can't stop there. Language and reading comprehension skills, vocabulary expansion, reading prosody, and writing fluency are vital for students to develop life-long literacy.
Transforming Teaching
Crosswalk Education's professional learning services are grounded in the Science of Reading.
Understanding the rationale for change provides more incentive for making that change happen, which ultimately transforms teaching and learning.
Our Approach
Our support services are not only research-based, but they're also evidence-based, having been fully tested in classrooms to ensure they lead to higher student achievement and greater teacher satisfaction.
We start by helping schools examine their instructional tools and classroom practices to identify areas of concern that impede learning so the best support to bolster student achievement can be provided.
Effective teaching is one of the most crucial elements that impacts a student's life, yet many teachers feel unprepared to meet the range of diverse literacy needs in their classrooms. Crosswalk Education addresses this issue head-on by providing customized and comprehensive professional development support rooted in the Science of Reading, so educators are equipped with knowing the specific whys and hows of effective literacy instruction. This builds capacity and confidence.
