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Revolutionizing K–3 Literacy
Collaborating with Educators to Overcome Classroom Challenges and Help All Students Achieve Reading ProficiencyThe story of how teachers and education leaders helped shape the...
Empowering Striving Readers for Academic Success
A Life-Changing Phone Call I received a phone call 20 years ago from the parent of a striving reader in Centerville, Utah. I wasn’t available, so she left a voicemail that I wish...
10 Must-Haves for Your Science of Reading Classroom
Have you heard the buzz around the science of reading (SoR) lately? Actually, it’s less of a buzz for many of us and more like the roar emanated by a turbo jet. There’s no...
Dr. Anita Archer’s Five Favorite “Archerisms”
The internationally recognized literacy leader shared words of wisdom on a recent episode of the Literacy Talks podcast. During her distinguished career, Dr. Anita Archer has...
The Science of Reading: How to Eliminate Grade Retention
Grade retention came up in a conversation with one of my school’s administrators last week. Like many states, hers requires a student to repeat third grade if they are not...
How a Classroom Sound Wall Boosts Early Literacy
Cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker said, “Children are wired for sound, but print is an optional accessory that must be painstakingly bolted on.” A lot goes into how people...
5 Transfer Tips from Science of Reading Educators
We must teach our students how to read to have option-filled lives. Developing lifelong readers means teachers provide opportunities for their students to apply what they learn...
Aligning IEP Goals with the Science of Reading
Research shows that 95 percent of third-graders are cognitively capable of reading proficiently (Torgesen, 2004). The most effective action education leaders can take to ensure...
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