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What makes SPED tutoring work? Six components: high-dosage frequency, MTSS/RTI alignment, certified SPED teachers, mastery checks, confidence, delivery.
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2024 NAEP scores fell for 12th graders. Learn what high-dosage tutoring is, what effective programs look like, and what the research says about results.
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Charter schools are seeing record funding. Discover how high-impact tutoring and strong partnerships can transform dollars into tangible academic growth.
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NAEP reading scores are still falling. See how states are using high-impact tutoring to close literacy gaps, and what an effective program looks like.
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Explore Cignition’s innovative tutoring methods discussed at ISTE 2024 with Jeff Bradbury from TeacherCast. Learn more and watch the full interview now!
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Cignition wins 2024 CODiE Awards for Best Learning Recovery Tool and Best EdTech Company to Watch, showcasing innovation and student-centered tutoring.
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Discover how Cignition’s new MTSS Advisory Board will enhance student success through high-impact tutoring in the MTSS framework. Learn more now!
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Cignition shines as a 2024 SIIA CODiE Award Finalist in Best Learning Recovery and EdTech Watch, affirming its impact and innovation in student success.
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Cignition brings home-based, high-impact tutoring to Clayton County Public Schools students in Georgia through the C.L.A.S.S. Tutoring Registration Fair.
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Cignition wins 2023 Tech & Learning Award for impactful K-12 Math & ELA High-Dosage Virtual Tutoring, earning praise for supporting educational journeys.
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Explore MTSS and high-impact tutoring for learning loss in our edLeader Panel. Expert insights on effective strategies, sponsored by Cignition.
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SoR stands for the Science of Reading: 40+ years of research on how students learn to read. See the five key elements and what SoR looks like in tutoring.
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How does the brain read? See which brain regions are involved, how reading builds neural connections, and practical strategies to support stronger readers.
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Recent Independent Research Points To Significant Math Gains When Combining Expert Online Tutors With Cignition’s Data-Driven Game-Based Learning Platform
Read the articleCignition is among the first 13 companies to earn Digital Promise's Research-Based Design product certification, a signal of research-based edtech.
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Research links the highest math course completed in high school to college degrees 10 years later: 73% of calculus completers held a bachelor's or higher.
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Explore five benefits of online math tutoring for children, including progress tracking, engaging resources, consistent tutors, and flexible scheduling.
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It can be disheartening to see your child is struggling and in need of math help for kids. Here are some ways to help with fundamentals of math.
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Recognize four signs your child may need math support, from discouragement to lengthy homework sessions, and explore practical ways to help.
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Wondering how online tutoring for kids works? Learn what to look for in a tutor, how sessions run, and how to get your child on track in math.
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Are you wanting to help your children get a head start in math and maintain the momentum? Here are some tips to help make math learning fun!
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If you’re looking for the best math help online, it’s important to find interactive learning programs for kids. Here’s more about Cignition's solutions.
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A reading list of math books for kids: comics, riddles, novels, mysteries, games and more. Find books that match your child's interests and love of math.
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Enjoy these fun and free math activities to do with your child. Hands-on math makes learning engaging and aids in a child's conceptual understanding.
Read the articleRead the SVeF-supported study of FogStone Isle’s fractions game with 139 seventh-grade students, including its design and pre- and post-test results.
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In Cignition's first efficacy study, 75 rising 5th graders went from 40% to 71% correct on fractions after four weeks of summer school with FogStone Isle.
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Math isn't one skill or one brain area. Dr. Valorie Salimpoor explains working memory's role in math and how visual supports can lighten the load.
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Neuroscientist Dr. Valorie Salimpoor explains why active, conceptual learning helps kids learn math, and how FogStone Isle puts that research to work.
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Stanford's Dr. Jo Boaler lists Cignition's FogStone Isle among the math apps and games on youcubed.org, her site for teachers, parents and students.
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Cignition's FogStone Isle virtual world math program adds an assignment tool that turns math homework into a quest to craft, build and grow.
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Mike Cohen examines beliefs about mathematical ability and how neuroscience can inform a more constructive approach to children’s math learning.
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Common Sense Education named Cignition the only math program on its Best Edtech of 2017 list. Read about the honor and find a link to the full list.
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Common Sense Education gave Cignition's FogStone Isle its highest 5-star rating, a mark earned by only 4% of the education programs it evaluated.
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Why do fractions trip students up, and how can teachers help? A KQED MindShift article on the brain science behind learning fractions, shared by Cignition.
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