Reporting on Reading With Emily Hanford By: Meg Mechelke Posted on: June 6, 2023 The journalist discusses her background as an education correspondent, her hopes for the science of reading movement, and more.
Effective Literacy Lesson: Improving Comprehension Through Story Mapping By: Leah Zimmermann, Ph.D. Posted on: February 25, 2020 Teach middle school students to use a story map graphic organizer when reading a literary text.
Technically Speaking: Understanding and Quantifying the Correlation of Two Reading Measures By: Laurentius Susadya, Ph.D.Adam Reeger, M.S.Ariel M. Aloe, Ph.D. Posted on: February 11, 2020 Correlation and its limitations are explained in easy-to-understand language.
Research Brief: Decontextualized Alphabetic Knowledge Instruction Produces Positive Results By: Anna Gibbs, Ph.D.Deborah K. Reed, Ph.D. Posted on: January 28, 2020 Findings suggest a systematic approach to teaching this prerequisite skill for decoding and writing.
Effective Literacy Lesson: Teaching Consonant Digraphs By: Deborah K. Reed, Ph.D. Posted on: January 14, 2020 This decoding skill helps students read, understand, and independently spell words.
Research Brief: Does It Matter When Students Read the Items on a Comprehension Assessment? By: Deborah K. Reed, Ph.D. Posted on: December 17, 2019 Researchers examined the common approach of having students read the questions before the text on a comprehension test to see how it impacted student performance compared to reading the questions after the text.
Using a Data-Driven Instructional Cycle to Improve Core Literacy Instruction in Middle School By: Iowa Reading Research Center Posted on: December 3, 2019 Learn about an instructional cycle that also involves coaching and planning next steps as a team in our Q&A with Cedar Rapids Schools’ administrators.
Technically Speaking: Why We Use Random Assignment in Reading Research By: Adam Reeger, M.S.Ariel M. Aloe, Ph.D. Posted on: November 19, 2019 Essential principles of study design lead to causal results showing effects on student outcomes.
Technically Speaking: Why We Use Random Sampling in Reading Research By: Adam Reeger, M.S.Ariel M. Aloe, Ph.D. Posted on: November 12, 2019 Essential principles of study design lead to generalizable results for a wide reach of students.
Effective Literacy Lesson: Understanding Compound Words Through Their Two Word Parts By: Anna Gibbs, Ph.D.Deborah K. Reed, Ph.D. Posted on: October 22, 2019 Teach students to read and understand a compound word by identifying the two words that make it.
Effective Literacy Lesson: Constructing an Argumentative Claim By: Leah Zimmermann, Ph.D. Posted on: October 8, 2019 Students learn to write a debatable, focused, and clear claim with this instructional approach.