Research, Practice & Perspective
Everything we’ve written about teaching reading, inspired by the questions that keep coming up in classrooms, in coaching conversations, and in our inbox.
Prompting & FeedbackUse Ehri’s phases of word learning as a map for understanding beginning readers and choosing prompts that help them move toward more…
Literacy LeadershipA message of appreciation for educators who keep learning, reconsidering familiar practices, and working to make classrooms better places for children.
High-Frequency WordsTake a closer look at heart words, unexpected spellings, and what students need beyond marking letters to build lasting word knowledge.
FluencyExplore why word-by-word reading can be a productive part of beginning reading development, and consider what it tells us about students’ word-learning…
Literacy LeadershipAn introduction to Shifting the Balance 3–5, extending the conversation about reading research and practical instructional shifts into the upper elementary classroom.
PhonicsSimplify phonics lesson planning with a flexible template that brings the components of explicit instruction together and helps you plan purposeful practice.
Decodable TextsFind practical ideas for getting started with decodable texts and making them a useful part of instruction for beginning readers.
Decodable TextsExplore free decodable books and texts, including questions to consider as you decide which resources will serve your beginning readers well.
Decodable TextsLook beyond the phonics patterns in a decodable text to consider its meaning, language, and potential for worthwhile conversations with beginning readers.
Decodable TextsTake a closer look at the words in decodable texts and consider how their spelling patterns fit the phonics knowledge students are…
Decodable TextsConsider how many decodable texts you need and what to look for when building a collection to support beginning readers’ practice.
Decodable TextsExplore what decodable texts are, why they can be useful, and which readers need opportunities to practice with them.
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