What Is the Science of Reading?
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Posted on: February 14, 2023
Find out why it’s important to have a common understanding of such a widely used term and take a closer look at the type of science in the science of reading.
Language Standards
Uses age/grade appropriate language, vocabulary, and "rules" of standard English, including grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
Posted on: February 14, 2023
Learning English with your Children and Teens: Using a Chore Chart to Practice Overall Fluency
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Posted on: March 29, 2022
Planning out the week’s chores provides an excellent opportunity to practice English skills.
Chore Chart
Use this chore chart template to fill out a weekly list of chores to be done, indicating which family member will do each chore and what day they will complete each chore. Discuss with the family as you go to practice English skills.
Incorporating Oral Language Learning Throughout the School Day
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Posted on: September 28, 2021
Take three basic steps to implicitly and explicitly teach language to help develop this foundational skill for young students.
Supporting Your Children's and Teens' Home Learning Guide
In order to support families with children who may be participating in virtual instruction or otherwise learning at home, this guide offers tips on establishing home learning areas, improving the home-based learning experience, and utilizing web resources for students kindergarten-Grade 6 and Grades 7-12 in the subjects of English-language arts, science, social studies, and history. Web resources for assistive technology for home learning are also included for students with reading disabilities.
Teaching Writing Fluency Through Feedback and Progress Monitoring Toward Goals
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Posted on: May 15, 2018
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.
Assessing Student Writing
An introductory guide about using correct writing sequences (CWS) and incorrect writing sequences (IWS) as measures of student writing.
Sample Plan for Timed Writing Sessions
This plan introduces picture-word prompts for practicing writing fluency and modeling how to use them for one-on-one and small-group instruction. Also includes providing students with feedback and progress monitoring. Related blog post.
Using Timed Practice with Repeated Writings to Promote Sentence-Writing Fluency
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Posted on: May 1, 2018
Writing fluently allows students to focus their thinking on more complex writing aspects. Help students improve this important skill using timed practice.
Dialogic Reading: Having a Conversation about Books
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Posted on: January 3, 2017
When facilitated with various levels of questions, dialogic reading encourages an interactive dialogue about a text being read by an adult to children.