Kindergarten/1st grade are likely the most pivotal grade levels for reading development. Thus, it makes the most sense to invest in the teachers and students within this grade-level band. It is not that the other grades don't matter, but rather that the correlation between kids

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month! Looking for ideas on how to become more informed about dyslexia and how to help spread awareness? Check out our list of resources and activities: irrc.education.uiowa.edu/blog/2024/10/f…

Dr. Erika Garcia Niles

More episodes of Sold a Story are coming in 2025! youtube.com/shorts/zJgsxt8…

Science of Reading Podcast Index themeasuredmom.com/podcast-index/

The Key to Motivating Students--and Maybe Everyone Else Too , by Natalie Wexler open.substack.com/pub/nataliewex…

If you care about: a) Teaching reading to English Language Learners b) Understanding why it is important to understand that when it comes to effective reading instruction those who want to straddle both sides of the structure literacy and balance literacy approaches are

Pamela Snow NOBODY questions the value of reps in becoming skilled in sports. NOBODY wonders if practice is important when learning to play a musical instrument. Why, when the same principles are applied to acquiring academic skills, does it become "drill and kill"?

New study on UF Literacy Institute in press in Reading Research Quarterly: "Adding instruction in foundational skills increased early literacy skills scores by more than 1.0 standard deviation." Holly Lane Valentina Contesse ILA The Reading League Council for Exceptional Children researchgate.net/publication/38…

There are more episodes of Sold a Story coming in February. features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/

UFLI! What a gift to students and teachers!!! UF Literacy Institute edweek.org/teaching-learn…

We have new episodes of Sold a Story coming on February 20! features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/

The Outlier Sold a Story Episode 11: There’s a school district in eastern Ohio where virtually all the students become good readers by the time they finish third grade. How did they do it?

✨ New on TRL Compass: UFLI Foundations Curriculum Navigation Report (CNR)! With 13 reviews now available, decision makers can identify where curricula align (or don’t) with findings from the science of reading. 📥 Access the Reports: hubs.la/Q038zS1s0... #TRLCurrReports

“Am I saying you should invest your resources in kindergarten and Grade 1? Yes I am.” Stephanie Stollar on preventing reading problems in her IDA Ontario #LitLearn2025 keynote

Great news for those using UFLI, an Intervention Placement Test has been released. UF Literacy Institute is really the gift that keeps on giving!!! You can also go to their toolbox page and scroll to the bottom to find it. In the meantime, here is a shortcut ufli.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/upl…

Hot take that shouldn’t be a hot take: MTSS isn’t the solution for kids with dyslexia. Dyslexia is a disability that needs to be evaluated for potential comorbidities and identified so that kids can have access to protected accommodations and related services that only come

Ms. Benison- It delays and denies classification daily. I’ve heard MTSS coordinators say: they are responding to their intervention, so we don’t need to evaluate. If you suspect a disability, that is violating Child Find laws. You are very likely missing coexisting conditions and denying that

Great news for all my fellow UFLI users. New additional UFLI materials released. ufli.education.ufl.edu/foundations/vo…