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More about the Iowa Reading Research Center’s new efforts to foster student achievement through improving literacy instruction.

Using digital resources to both consume and react to books can motivate children to read more.

When tracking teachers’ fidelity during implementation of a literacy intervention, both use of the intervention components and quality of intervention delivery should be measured, keeping an eye out for both global and lesson-specific components.

The Council Bluffs Community School District uses assessments and fidelity of implementation to design the best summer reading program, says Director Carly Gates in our Q&A.

A look at what sight words are, why they are important to reading effortlessly, and how to teach them.

Emily Crandall, Iowa Reading Research Center student assistant, reflects on how her job has provided valuable experience with literacy best practices and made her a better writer.

A continued look at teaching writing fluency through timed practice, focusing on giving students’ immediate and corrective feedback, and monitoring student progress toward writing goals.

Writing fluently allows students to focus their thinking on more complex writing aspects. Help students improve this important skill using timed practice.

Greene County Community School District Reading Specialist Julie Neal talks about the IRRC’s structured professional development modules in this Q&A.

Student journalism strengthens literacy skills by providing explicit writing instruction, prepares students for college, and helps them become engaged citizens.