☝️Dylan Wiliam said that Cognitive Load Theory is ‘the single most important thing for teachers to know’. This poster summarises some key ideas from CLT and offers 6 strategies to optimise instruction and maximise learning. 👊 REPOST and grab a free HQ copy here:

Do you have older struggling readers? Check out this free app I made. It generates custom segmenting worksheets, for multi-syllabic words. (It only works on PC, not mobile). pedagogynongrata.com/worksheet-gene…?

Bilingual handwriting resources, research on teacher professional development, and new staff introductions: Learn about these topics and more in our September email update!

Have you missed some of the Educator's Science of Reading Toolbox Webinars? You can find them on this playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Bravo! Great resource 🎉🎉

A wonderful new paper by Wang et al., psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi… which describes the 'decoding threshold hypothesis'--children scoring below the decoding threshold, stagnant growth in reading comprehension; above, positive growth in reading

What an honor to be a presenter over the next few days at the Kansas MTSS & Alignment Symposium on behalf of the Kansas State Department of Special Education . The symposium kicked off with a gathering of The Reading League Kansas and The Kansas, Missouri branch of the International

Congratulations Daryl Michel (Mick-le), PhD !!!

Thank yiou for ths shout out Shelly Todd !!!!

Following a few requests from teachers and school leaders, I've made short video on the key ideas that I think teachers (and parents/carers) need to know about reading development, based on my reading concept map. The Reading Map - A Primer youtu.be/JvtUxB5WM1k?si… via YouTube

And if anyone wants a copy of my reading map, it can be found here: drive.google.com/file/d/1k7O0Q7…

📙 EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION! This new A3 poster captures some of the main ideas from the excellent book ‘Explicit Instruction: Effective & Efficient Teaching’ by Anita L. Archer & Charles A. Hughes. Highly recommend you pick up a copy! 🫵 REPOST and download a FREE HQ copy here:

WORD-DIAGRAMS! Here are four word-diagrams on explicit instruction inspired by the book, ‘Explicit Instruction: Effective & Efficient Teaching’ by Anita Archer & Charles A. Hughes. You can download the full HQ file below. ⬇️ DOWNLOAD dropbox.com/s/je8u9is2jfrb…

If anyone is attending The Reading League The Reading League in October in Charlotte, we will be handing these Sound Spelling Charts free at our booth!

Check out the FREE Adolescent Assessment of Literacy (AAL) for grades 3-12! Perfect for the fall semester. Kudos to Garret Bone, Lakeisha Johnson, @yaacovp, Sarah Sako (National Center on Improving Literacy), Melissa Smith, AJ Torgesen, and Christine White. Well done! Access it here: aaliteracy.com

The sun ☀️ is shining and I’m starting a new book. Life is good 😊 and look who wrote the first endorsement? None other than Dr. StephanieStollar Stephanie Stollar !

🙌 Registration is OPEN for #LitLearn2025!!! #LitLearn2024 was the highlight of my year - trust me, you want to attend this conference!! 🙌

A must read! A moving story about “connection despite distance, despite difference” from gifted authors Winsome Bingham and Wiley Blevins, EdD with extraordinary illustrations by Jason Griffin. The Table, is a book that fills the heart, soul, and mind.

Specific tests & interpretations are required to classify dyslexia accurately. Join Dr. Sheila Clonan for TRL's Online Academy session, "Assessing for Dyslexia," to examine these tests & discuss intervention & accommodation. 📅 Oct 10, 2024 Register: bit.ly/4dhlXmO

Tonight!! Tonight! Tonight at 7:00 p.m. EDT join the next session of this comprehensive group of literacy organizations from across the nation, including The Reading League PA for this remarkable book study! There is still time to register!! Don't this opportunity to learn from