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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.

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.

Essential principles of study design lead to causal results showing effects on student outcomes.

Essential principles of study design lead to generalizable results for a wide reach of students.

Teach students to read and understand a compound word by identifying the two words that make it.

Students learn to write a debatable, focused, and clear claim with this instructional approach.

An instructional sequence shows how to help students integrate new info with their mental representation of the text.

Students using the electronic organizer with online discussion showed a stronger path to increased science learning.

Summarizing findings from a meta-analysis looking at effects and components of non-repetitive reading approaches.

Cedar Rapids schools are creating a shared literacy instructional vision and partnering with the Iowa Reading Research Center.