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Celebrating Students’ Identities and Experiences With Culturally Relevant Texts

By:

Kate Will, M.A.

Posted on: November 29, 2022

Selecting stories that reflect students’ interests and backgrounds can be a useful tool for increasing classroom participation and engagement.

Student and researcher conducting reading assessment

Research Brief: Predicting Dyslexia With Assessments of Foundational Reading Skills

By:

Deborah K. Reed, Ph.D.

Posted on: October 6, 2020

Recap of a study about predicting students with reading disabilities, which is crucial to providing needed supports as early as possible.

High school students taking writing test

Technically Speaking: Determining Test Effectiveness With Item Response Theory

By:

Seohee Park, M.A.

Adam Reeger, M.S.

Ariel M. Aloe, Ph.D.

Posted on: September 22, 2020

Learn more about how statistical modeling can tell us what makes a good literacy assessment item.

Teach and Practice Writing Skills With a Writing Prompt Guide

By:

Sean Thompson

Posted on: September 8, 2020

Introducing the new IRRC resource to help students, teachers, and caregivers better understand and work with effective writing prompts.

Find Books for Teens for Use at School or at Home With a Young Adult Literature Guide

By:

Sean Thompson

Posted on: August 25, 2020

Learn how the guide can help you plan reading and learning opportunities for your teens.

Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Paired Oral Reading

By:

Jake Downs

Posted on: July 7, 2020

Children can work on reading fluency and comprehension while reading along with a caregiver.

Mother and son at home playing with alphabet blocks.

Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Engaging Preschool and Kindergarten-Aged children in Literacy-Focused Guided Play

By:

Alexandra Fell, Ed.M.

Posted on: May 19, 2020

Caregivers can implement three key elements to help grow literacy and pre-literacy skills.

Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Using a K-W-L Chart to Activate Background Knowledge

By:

Emma Tee

Posted on: May 12, 2020

Use this approach to build knowledge about a topic while reading a book at home.

Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Use of Assistive Technology

By:

Karah Kluck

Posted on: May 5, 2020

Apps and extensions can help children who are struggling at home with reading and writing tasks.

Adolescent girl at home reading with laptop nearby

Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Identifying Themes in Literary Text

By:

Leah Zimmermann, Ph.D.

Deborah K. Reed, Ph.D.

Posted on: April 28, 2020

Families can help their adolescents practice this comprehension skill as they look for clues in the text.

Parents and daughter watching television

Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Educational Video Programming and Literacy Learning

By:

Deborah K. Reed, Ph.D.

Posted on: April 21, 2020

Three tips to keep in mind while watching TV as a home learning activity.

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Research Brief: Predicting Dyslexia With Assessments of Foundational Reading Skills

Technically Speaking: Determining Test Effectiveness With Item Response Theory

Teach and Practice Writing Skills With a Writing Prompt Guide

Find Books for Teens for Use at School or at Home With a Young Adult Literature Guide

Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Paired Oral Reading

Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Engaging Preschool and Kindergarten-Aged children in Literacy-Focused Guided Play

Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Using a K-W-L Chart to Activate Background Knowledge

Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Use of Assistive Technology

Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Identifying Themes in Literary Text

Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Educational Video Programming and Literacy Learning

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