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The Reading by Science program now has 10,195 downloads. Its lessons have 37 reviews, averaging 4.8 stars. I am grateful to all of the people who have bought the premium version and they have helped enable me to continue to add content to the program. Truthfully, we have spent

If you’re wondering about fluency, PLEASE take some time to listen to THIS podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mel…

It’s been a rough start to the school year in NYC so I’m reposting this. It’s in the application where the learning sticks. I’m seeing lots of 40-min lessons where sts read and write less than 5 words. That doesn’t work. Implementing a flawed program w/ fidelity ensures failure.

Between 2004 and 2010, researchers at FCRR curated a vast collection of Student Center Activities (SCAs) for Pre K-5th grade students. Now, we're excited to introduce a collection of digital SCAs! games.fcrr.org

Not seeing results from a reading intervention? Use data to intensify the interventions. Here is a study to show you how (and how well it works). NCII Council for Exceptional Children National Association of School Psychologists ILA The Reading League National Center on Improving Literacy Melissa & Lori Love Literacy Podcast Florida Literacy Coalition researchgate.net/publication/38…

Are We Getting the Right Information When It Comes to the Science of Reading? shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/are-we-ge…

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…

If you want to learn more about teaching writing, then you will LOVE what we have in store for January! 🌟 Our spotlight article for this month is "A Path to Better Writing: Evidence-Based Practices in the Classroom" by Steve Graham and Karen Harris. ow.ly/Xe2p50UAYAQ

Simple but, impactful ways that Principals can support early literacy. Great article.

Love this wonderful resource- picture books with optional oral narration in English or translated into multiple languages. All free and accessible! uniteforliteracy.com

Meta-analysis shows positive effect of writing instruction on reading for students p-5 with reading, writing, or co-occurring reading and writing difficulties. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

The Effect of Preschool Vocabulary and Grammar on Early Reading Compre... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

T: "I'm the Math teacher. Not the Reading teacher." M: "That's fantastic! But we all teach literacy. Tell me about your vocabulary instruction." #intentional #contentareas 👇👇👇

How do we support struggling readers in grades 4 and up? This article reviews over 23 meta-analyses on the topic, provides a step by step guide to intervention, and new free resources, including a phonics app that can create up to 400 pages of workbooks. teachingbyscience.com/older-students

What Teachers Need to Know about Sentence Comprehension shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/what-teac…

Inspiring. To educators criticized for working on "boring" skills. Unapologetically master the basics and help unleash people's genius. Mastery produces confidence, unleashes creativity, and fights the naysaying voices surrounding them. That's why they love the athletic coaches

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