Resources for Literacy Learning

It’s More Than Phonics: Dispelling the Biggest Myth About the Science of Reading

We now have five decades of gold-standard research into how students learn to read. This body of evidence is called the science of reading and confirms that students do in fact need explicit phonics instruction to read proficiently—along with four other areas of reading.

Confident Teachers Create Successful Readers

Paving the Way Forward: Reclaim Certainty When Evaluating Literacy Program Effectiveness

Ensuring Literacy Instruction Meets the Needs of All Learners

Accelerate Student Outcomes with Adaptive Blended Learning

A study by McKinsey found that the 2020-2021 school year left students four months behind in reading.

Level Up: Embracing Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Pedagogy for Emergent Bilingual Students

This Educational Insight will identify various pedagogies that position Emergent Bilingual students’ cultures and linguistic knowledge as strengths and assets before emphasizing the impact that culturally sustaining practices can have on all students in diverse classrooms.

Embrace the Asset Model for the Benefit of All Students

In the classroom, all students can benefit from teachers who implement an asset model. This Educational Insight will delineate the benefits of such an approach and identify the role a growth mindset plays in an asset-oriented environment.

Standard English Is a Myth: Bringing an Asset-Based Approach to Accents

?This Education Insight explains why standard English and its “non-accent” are myths; outlines the detrimental effects of stigmatizing accents; and provides ways to address accent bias in the classroom to bring us closer to educational equity.

When We Know Better, We Do Better: The Relationship Between Teacher Knowledge and Effective RTI

Teacher expertise makes all the difference. Learn deep knowledge of the Response to Intervention framework helps teachers support all students as they develop the critical skills and strategies necessary to read and spell accurately and automatically—allowing them to think deeply about what they read and write.