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Learning handwriting and practicing it in the home and at school helps early readers learn to recognize letters.

Consider the objective of the unit and what students already know, and then begin building a diverse set of texts for students to read.

Children’s literacy development benefits when they discuss four key elements of stories read by their caregivers.

An explicit or implicit approach to literacy learning? See why the former approach tends to work better for all learners.

Setting a goal, monitoring progress and deciding on specially designed instruction through an IEP can help students with reading disabilities achieve success.

Teach students to create keyword cards with mnemonics to help unlock and remember the definitions.

Effectively advocate for your child with a disability’s literacy education by thinking through your hopes and concerns.

A reading fluency instructional approach involving practice with a partner and error correction.

Learn about selecting a good mentor text to teach students writing techniques and approaches through instruction and discussion.

Green Hills Area Education Agency enlists Iowa Reading Research Center help in looking at data to evaluate impact of its literacy professional development.