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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.

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.