Reading Road Trip S4 E1: thinkSRSD 101 with Dr. Leslie Laud
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Jun 30, 2025 In this lively discussion, Dr. Leslie Laud, Director of thinkSRSD, shares her extensive experience in transforming writing instruction across U.S. classrooms. She dives into the adaptable thinkSRSD model, which enhances literacy from kindergarten to high school, while also easing teacher workloads. Dr. Laud highlights the model's effectiveness in fostering student engagement and ownership of learning. Listen in for insightful anecdotes and strategies that not only improve writing skills but also resonate beautifully with Canadian curricula.
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Think SRSD's Research Foundation
- Think SRSD is built on decades of research and randomized control trials demonstrating its effectiveness.
- It brings consistent, significant gains in student writing performance across schools.
Think SRSD Boosts Overall ELA
- Think SRSD integrates reading and writing to significantly boost overall ELA achievement.
- It achieves average school gains of 7% in ELA, surpassing typical measurement error margins.
Use Think SRSD Across Grades
- Implement Think SRSD from kindergarten through high school to build oral language and writing skills.
- Begin with oral language in K and scale complexity as students progress.
