Watch this recent webinar with national literacy consultant Dr. Julie Klingerman to discover some new ways to approach creating targeted intervention groups, and learn effective classroom management techniques and research-based assessment strategies.

According to The Nation’s Report Card, two-thirds of eighth-grade students do not read at grade level. Research shows that the most likely reason is either slow or inaccurate word recognition, as well as struggles with vocabulary, fluency, and many aspects of comprehension. However, a growing body of evidence shows that struggling adolescent readers can improve […]

Watch Now Speaker: Dr. Antonio Fierro, Educator, author and literacy expert Sponsored by: For middle school ELL students, special considerations must be made based on the stages of language acquisition, literacy levels in their native language, and support needed to learn to read and write in English. Watch this recent webinar with literacy expert Dr. Antonio Fierro—an […]

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provides an opportunity for district leaders to choose intervention solutions that can help close the achievement gap and help all students succeed. In this podcast, educator Pam Austin discusses why ESSA-rated solutions are so important to help address equity gaps and outlines some strategies for administrators to use these […]

What Makes Intervention Instruction More Intensive? by Dr. Stephanie Stollar on Nov 2, 2021 One pervasive myth about dyslexia is that students with this neurobiological difference can’t or won’t learn to read. Fortunately, research indicates this is not the case. Students with dyslexia can and do learn to read, but doing so may require individualized […]

The Teaching of Reading: Why Structured Literacy Matters by John Alexander, M.Ed. on Feb 23, 2022 For decades, issues surrounding literacy instruction and poor literacy test scores have been discussed by researchers, professors of education, teachers, administrators, and parents.  Research strongly recommends teachers provide explicit, systematic reading instruction. Not doing so puts too many emerging […]

Reading Assessment for Adolescents: A Tool Educators Use to Change Lives by Laurie Carmon on Mar 4, 2021 I really enjoy my work. Each day, I have the opportunity to speak with administrators and teachers across the country who are passionate about making a difference in their students’ lives. I listen to educators’ stories and […]