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Decodable Readers: Choose Quality, Use Routines

By: Leslie ReichertPosted 05/12/23
Decodable Readers: Choose Quality, Use Routines

Decodables are powerful tools to provide ample opportunities for application, allowing for learning to cement. They provide organic ways to infuse writing instruction, practice to develop fluency, and to build vocabulary and comprehension. This makes them valuable for building ongoing foundational reading skills.

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Building on the Power of a Read Aloud

By: Carrie EicherPosted 10/06/22
Building on the Power of a Read Aloud

There is something very special about gathering students around to read a great story, and even better when that story has the power to illuminate shared experiences and bring us closer together as a community. Read this blog to get three easy-to-implement, meaningful strategies for building an interactive read-aloud that will integrate social and emotional concepts with literacy activities.

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Aligning to the Science of Reading:  3 Considerations for Every Teacher

As far as hot topics in literacy go, the Science of Reading would make the top of the list. If you google the term, you get a myriad of results, from trainings to programmatic promises. In an effort to support all teachers align their classrooms to the Science of Reading, let’s examine three considerations that can greatly impact student achievement by ensuring that evidence-based opportunities exist in every classroom.

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Why Teaching Fiction Matters

By: Alan BeckerPosted 08/29/22
Why Teaching Fiction Matters

Research tells us that reading proficiency is highly correlated with the amount of reading that students do. Former classroom teacher and district curriculum specialist Alan Becker describes his experiences with fictional texts and how he used these engaging texts as a doorway to teach students complex comprehension standards.

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8 Keys to Language Development

By: Jen JumpPosted 08/02/22
8 Keys to Language Development

Language development takes time. It requires thoughtful instruction, decisions based on student need, and an approach that best meets the needs of students. Below you will find 8 Keys to Language Development. These 8 Keys form the pedagogical backbone for Language Power, 2nd Edition.

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How to Integrate the Arts - Reading with Purpose: Monologues

By: Jennifer M. Bogard, Ph.D. and Lisa Donovan, Ph.D.Posted 02/07/22
How to Integrate the Arts - Reading with Purpose: Monologues

If you're looking for authentic reasons to encourage your students to go back into a text and find evidence to support their thinking, we hear you. Monologue takes the skill of finding evidence to a new level. It is a literary empowerment tool for students. Drafting a powerful monologue invites students to read across a set of texts that includes different sources about one subject in order to glean an understanding from multiple perspectives.

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