Student Reading Success Through Research and Collaboration
Retelling a story with household items and conversation facilitates use of listening comprehension skills.
Helping Students Read Better and Learn More
The Iowa Reading Research Center strives to improve the literacy skills of all students through research with students, professional learning for educators, and technical assistance for school districts.
Learn how to teach students to recognize text structures.
Iowa teachers can become dyslexia specialists through this endorsement program.
Free consultation appointments for families of children with dyslexia and other reading disabilities.
IRRC Blog
Find posts about literacy instructional approaches, reading research updates, literacy guidance for families, and more on our blog.
Games like our Word Match reinforce vocabulary instruction in a fun way.
Keep characteristics like rhyming and other language elements in mind when selecting and reading aloud a book together.