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The Elevation Point

At Riverside Insights, we believe every student has untapped potential—and every educator deserves the tools to unlock it. The Elevation Point is your hub for stories, strategies, and research that provide pathways to equitable learning, informed instruction, and confident decision-making. Because when we elevate understanding, we elevate potential.


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Research, Resources & Insights
Why the Gifted Education Debate Misses the Real Point
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Clinical and Special Education
Using the WJ V Tests to Conduct a Targeted Evaluation Using C-SEP
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Clinical and Special Education
Understanding Comparison Base-Rate Procedures in the WJ V: Case Studies for Practice
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Research, Resources & Insights
K-12 Classroom Assessments
“Gaming” the System: How Gifted Education Coordinator Vanessa Hill Got Her District on Board with CogAT® Stretch or Support (SOS!)
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Research, Resources & Insights
K-12 Classroom Assessments
New Norms for Widely Used Iowa Assessments™ Provide Fresh Insights Into Post-Pandemic Student Achievement
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Research, Resources & Insights
K-12 Classroom Assessments
New Research Finds that Mental Health Screener Can Help School Psychologists Identify Student Needs Earlier
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Clinical and Special Education
Using the WJ V Tests to Conduct a Targeted Evaluation Using C-SEP
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Clinical and Special Education
Understanding Comparison Base-Rate Procedures in the WJ V: Case Studies for Practice
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Clinical and Special Education
WJ V Test Spotlight: Gain Insight into Fluency with the Rapid Quantity Naming Test!
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Posts

Supercharge Data Discussions with the Iowa Assessments
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Supercharge Data Discussions with the Iowa Assessments
"Normative information can be used as a measure of growth and is especially valuable in times of change and interruption."
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Spotlight on Iowa Assessments: Content Validity Evidence in the Item Development Process
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Spotlight on Iowa Assessments: Content Validity Evidence in the Item Development Process
Test items (questions) are the backbone of every test. They are the manifestation of the content standards, meaning they are the bridge from...
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Spotlight on Iowa Assessments: College and Career Readiness
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Spotlight on Iowa Assessments: College and Career Readiness
Amid the rising costs of college education and an increasing number of students who arrive on campus unprepared for the rigors of postsecond...
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Spotlight on Iowa Assessments: Norm-Referenced and Criterion-Referenced Interpretations
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Spotlight on Iowa Assessments: Norm-Referenced and Criterion-Referenced Interpretations
The purposes of achievement testing are diverse and varied, but the common denominator to all purposes is information. Tests may be formativ...
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