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.
Strategy InstructionReconsider six familiar comprehension practices and explore alternatives that give students more responsibility for making meaning as they read, talk, and think…
Knowledge BuildingExplore six common reading comprehension challenges, indicators that students may be having difficulty, and teaching moves to support understanding.
Strategy InstructionFollow how a reader builds and revises a mental model as a text unfolds, and consider what this reveals about supporting reading…
Strategy InstructionLook beyond the five familiar text structures. Explore a more flexible approach to noticing how authors organize ideas to support reading comprehension.
Strategy InstructionExplore six research-informed insights about comprehension strategy instruction, reconsider common misconceptions, and connect strategic thinking with making meaning from text.
Strategy InstructionMeet the Strategic Six Thinking Moves and consider how to help students use comprehension strategies in service of understanding, rather than simply…
Knowledge BuildingExplore why background knowledge matters for reading comprehension and how helping children build expertise supports their understanding of the texts they read.
Knowledge BuildingConsider how everyday conversations with children can nurture language development and support the understanding they bring to reading.
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