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In January, New York Governor Kathy Hochul shared her plan to create a brighter future for the state’s students. The announcement initiated a pivot toward the science of reading and Structured Literacy under Hochul’s “Back to Basics Reading Plan,” which calls for every school district to adopt evidence-based teaching methods by 2025. The shift to […]
Reading is a fundamental skill that requires explicit instruction and evidence-based approaches, as emphasized by the science of reading. A crucial aspect of this process is the ability to decode multisyllabic words, which is pivotal to reading fluently and spelling accurately. A syllable is a unit of language consisting of a vowel sound, with or […]
Structured literacy has gained widespread recognition for its effectiveness in supporting students with dyslexia and other reading challenges. However, structured literacy isn’t limited to students who struggle with reading. In fact, it offers benefits to every student, regardless of their reading proficiency. But, an important caveat should be stated here – instruction needs to be […]
Tiered Reading Support (Grades 5 through 12) With disruptions caused by COVID-19, the importance of following the Science of Reading has gained the attention of parents, state legislatures, and the press. Even as we work on making our primary reading programs more robust, we have many older students who, through no fault of their own, […]
Professional learning and job-embedded coaching on how to deliver explicit reading instruction are essential to improving literacy outcomes for all students. But just as critical is the use of high-quality, evidence-based reading curricula, particularly when supporting striving readers at all grade levels. In a time when one in three K–3 students require major and systemic […]
The newest front in the never-ending wars and squabbles over how to teach reading involves English language learners (EL), students learning to read (and write) in English while simultaneously learning to speak and understand it. In the wake of renewed prominence of research supporting an early focus on phonics and decoding (aka the “science of […]