{"id":16,"date":"2023-05-23T19:36:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T19:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jhu-soe.dev.fastspot.com\/edpolicy\/acceleration\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T22:09:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T22:09:33","slug":"acceleration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.jhu.edu\/edpolicy\/policy-research-initiatives\/acceleration\/","title":{"rendered":"Acceleration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Remediation is an educational strategy that attempts to teach students whose work is below grade level with the material they didn\u2019t grasp when it was initially taught.<\/span> <span>Remediation attempts to meet students \u201cwhere they are\u201d and fill in the blanks from prior yea<\/span><span>rs. While well-intentioned, gap-closure research shows that remediation does not work: It discourages students and locks them into a permanent and debilitating learning gap.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Instead of delaying access to grade-level work for students who have fallen behind, <\/span><i><span>acceleration <\/span><\/i><span>focuses on a \u201cjust in time\u201d approach to knowledge and skills that gives them successful access to grade-level instruction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Learn More about Acceleration <\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>In an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edweek.org\/teaching-learning\/opinion-to-get-tutoring-right-connect-it-to-the-classroom\/2021\/12\"><span>opinion piece for EducationWeek<\/span><\/a><span>, David Steiner and Ethan Mitnick discuss the importance of connecting tutoring with classroom instruction by using the same high-quality materials that teachers use in the classroom. (12\/3\/21 and subscription required)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbez.org\/stories\/learning-gaps-loom-as-cps-teachers-welcome-students-home-on-first-day-back\/ffdeee81-5af4-4256-b066-2cb02a246539\"><span>David Steiner discusses the importance of adopting acceleration strategies<\/span><\/a><span> to help students make up for what they may have missed. \u201cAcceleration is about teaching students the essential skills and lessons they need to understand current grade-level material.\u201d (8\/30\/21)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>In a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the74million.org\/article\/steiner-wilson-case-study-some-tough-questions-and-some-answers-about-fighting-covid-slide-while-accelerating-student-learning\/\"><span>case study for The 74<\/span><\/a><span>, David Steiner and Barbara Wilson explain how a large district adapted materials to implement an acceleration strategy for reading to address students\u2019 learning loss from COVID-19. (7\/7\/21)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>As students return to school, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/2021\/05\/06\/accelerate-learning-to-bridge-covid-19-education-gaps\/\"><span>Executive Director David Steiner discusses the importance of adopting acceleration strategies<\/span><\/a><span> to address learning loss associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. (5\/6\/21)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>In this report, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nasbe.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2021\/05\/Steiner-Hedger_Acceleration-Final.pdf\"><span>Executive Director David Steiner and NASBE\u2019s Associate Editor Joseph Hedger recommend that state boards ask five questions about accelerated learning<\/span><\/a><span> across the state. (May 2021)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbaltv.com\/article\/helping-students-falling-behind-in-virtual-learning\/35966886\"><span>Executive Director David Steiner discusses the importance of an accelerated learning strategy<\/span><\/a><span> to help students who have fallen behind during virtual learning. (3\/29\/21)<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/baltimore\/news\/kids-are-dealing-with-pandemic-learning-loss-johns-hopkins-education-policy-director-says\/\"><span>Executive Director David Steiner discusses the effects of COVID-19<\/span><\/a><span> on student learning and the importance of an acceleration strategy to prevent students from falling further behind (3\/28\/21)<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fordhaminstitute.org\/national\/resources\/education-gadfly-show-accelerating-learning-post-pandemic\"><span>Executive Director David Steiner joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith on The Education Gadfly Show<\/span><\/a><span> to discuss accelerated learning as children return to school. (3\/25\/21)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/education\/2021\/03\/15\/pandemic-school-year-changes\/?arc404=true\"><span>In this Washington Post article,<\/span><\/a><span> Executive Director David Steiner discusses the importance of an accelerated approach as schools reopen and address pandemic learning loss. (3\/15\/21 and subscription required)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remediation is an educational strategy that attempts to teach students whose work is below grade level with the material they didn\u2019t grasp when it was initially taught. Remediation attempts to meet students \u201cwhere they are\u201d and fill in the blanks from prior years. 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