by Tyson Smith, CEO | Apr 4, 2023 |
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 to this day I had saved. Her son was...
by Jenny Kier | Nov 8, 2022 |
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 literacy talk without the mention of the SoR...
by Stacy Hurst, M.Ed | Oct 12, 2022 |
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 shared many what we like to call “Archerisms,” which are behaviors and reminders to help...
by Paul Black, Ed.S. | Aug 25, 2022 |
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 proficient readers by its conclusion....
by Stacy Hurst, M.Ed | Jul 19, 2022 |
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 learn to read and how educators teach...
by Jillian Kaster, Community Manager | Jun 23, 2022 |
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 in decoding lessons to authentic text....
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