Implementing a Shared Reading Intervention for Kindergarten Students During Remote Learning
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Posted on: December 8, 2020
Hear from the interventionalist from an IRRC evaluation project on her experiences with virtual vocabulary instruction.
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Posted on: December 8, 2020
Technically Speaking: Understanding and Quantifying the Correlation of Two Reading Measures
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Posted on: October 8, 2019
Students learn to write a debatable, focused, and clear claim with this instructional approach.
Effective Literacy Lesson: Making and Evaluating Predictions to Support Comprehension
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Posted on: September 24, 2019
An instructional sequence shows how to help students integrate new info with their mental representation of the text.