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Valerie Chernek
Valerie Chernek

Valerie Chernek writes about education technology resources. 


Four Educators Receive 2019 Winslow Coyne Reitnouer Excellence in Education Award for Exemplary Performance in U.S. Schools

June 4, 2019 by Valerie Chernek

For Immediate Release    Four Educators Receive 2019 Winslow Coyne Reitnouer Excellence in Education Award for Exemplary Performance in U.S. Schools   June 4, 2019 PRINCETON, NJ —Learning Ally ... Read More about Four Educators Receive 2019 Winslow Coyne Reitnouer Excellence in Education Award for Exemplary Performance in U.S. Schools

Intervention Specialist Shares Pilot Test of Human-Read Audiobooks
Photo of Rebecca leaning over her students in a classroom.

May 22, 2019 by Valerie Chernek

By: Rebecca Phirman, Intervention Specialist  There is a growing literacy crisis in America. I know because I am an intervention specialist for St. Mary School, ... Read More about Intervention Specialist Shares Pilot Test of Human-Read Audiobooks

“Keeping it 100” for My Struggling Readers

May 14, 2019 by Valerie Chernek

By Katherine York, Reading Specialist, Walt Whitman Middle School, Fairfax, VA For students who struggle with reading, everything about school is hard. I’ve lost track ... Read More about “Keeping it 100” for My Struggling Readers

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