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The AI Story Problem: Why Stories for Children and Adolescents Still Need Human Writers
January 29, 2025
As we embrace AI’s strengths in educational content, we must also champion human storytelling that truly speaks to children’s hearts and minds.
Contextual dynamics in reading: Navigating challenges and leveraging opportunities across texts.
July 9, 2024
Presentation by Elfrieda H. (Freddy) Hiebert at the 2024 conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading Background Builders: Energy Use in Humans Short articles that illustrate how texts can support building background knowledge. SuperchRead More »Contextual dynamics in reading: Navigating challenges and leveraging opportunities across texts.
Enhancing Opportunities for Decoding and Knowledge Building through Beginning Texts
March 15, 2024
Abstract Learn how existing texts can be reorganized to give beginning readers opportunities to apply and extend their developing knowledge of letter–sound correspondences and of physical and social worlds. Ensuring effective texts for student readingRead More »Enhancing Opportunities for Decoding and Knowledge Building through Beginning Texts
Narrative Benchmark books
August 11, 2021
Freddy adds contemporary benchmark books to those already identified by Jeanne Chall and the CCSS.
Elfrieda H. Hiebert–Curriculum Vitae
February 24, 2015
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Ph.D., Department of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, August 1979 Advanced Graduate Study, Elementary Education, Arizona State University, 1974-76 M.Ed., Elementary Education, University of Illinois at UrRead More »Elfrieda H. Hiebert–Curriculum Vitae
Ruth Heinrichs
August 19, 2014
Director Ruth Heinrichs (DPA, University of LaVerne) is currently an Educational Effectiveness consultant, serving institutions and organizations in strategic planning, institutional effectiveness and assessment. Prior to her consulting work, Ruth serRead More »Ruth Heinrichs
Knitting: From Sheep to Scarf
August 13, 2014
What is knitting and how can knitting help others? Let’s find out with FYI for Kids: Knitting: From Sheep to Scarf.