Preliminary numbers show a dramatic increase in books removed from school classrooms and libraries—over 10,000 instances of bans during 2023-2024, with Florida and Iowa at the front. Researchers expect this number—more than double the bans seen in the previous school year— will rise even higher.
In this DA Ed Talk, hear how districts around the country are achieving literacy success through actionable SEL and the Science of Reading-based strategies from a non-profit education leader and a former K-12 administrator of special education and specialized instruction.
***All attendees will be able to safely download the "Supporting the Diverse Needs of Adolescent Readers" white paper
Date & Time: Monday, June 17 at 12pm ET
In this podcast, literacy expert, author, researcher, and consultant Dr. Lynne Kulich will discuss the many aspects of fluency, why it is too often the most neglected goal of reading instruction, and why fluency is so essential to achieving reading comprehension and proficiency.
Since adopting a phonics-based approach, educators at Wadewitz Elementary School in Racine, Wisconsin, have found they need dedicated coaches, funding and community stability to make the Science of Reading work.
In this webinar, a roundtable of district leaders from around the country will discuss the strategies they are using today that have made significant and measurable strides in literacy scores—sustainably, consistently, and equitably.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is once again making the push for phonics-based literacy education for Ohio students after last week's State of the State address.
In this 20-minute DA Ed Talk, the District Instructional Librarian for St. Vrain Valley Schools will share some actionable strategies for incorporating digital books and audiobooks into curriculum, elevating student choice, agency and voice, and quickly accelerating literacy across a school or district.
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From Surviving to Thriving: Why Systemic and Sustainable Support for Educators Begins...
The changes to the curriculum are part of the administration’s focus on overhauling literacy instruction in a school system where only half of elementary and middle school students reach proficiency.
Other priorities for Ivey include school security, replacing technology devices, funding the turnaround school initiative and ensuring the Numeracy Act and Literacy Act, which push for improvements in math and reading, are funded.
Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) results showed U.S. students hit an all-time low in their math scores last year while reading scores appear to have plateaued. Out of 81 countries, the U.S. was sixth in reading and 26th in math.
In this 20-minute Ed Talk, a district leader who uses structured literacy to address the needs of their students will share how your school system can incorporate evidence-based practices, instructional resources, and more supported by structured literacy into its comprehension plan.
In this 20-minute DA Ed Talk, a district leader from Bettendorf Community School District in Iowa and an expert from Lexia will discuss practical approaches to securing funding for professional learning and to implementing instruction based in the science of reading.
Attend this webinar with the Executive Director of the Penn Literacy Network—a professional development organization at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education—to learn how to elevate the Science of Writing across your district, and boost student proficiency in both reading and writing.
The Leading Men Fellowship—a program from Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Literacy Lab—trains 18- to 24-year-olds in early literacy techniques and deploys them to Title I classrooms, where a majority of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Date & Time: Tuesday, August 31 at 2 pm ET
Attend this 20-minute DA Ed Talk to gain exclusive access to insights from these meetings about how to support equitable, positive literacy outcomes and high achievement for multilingual learners.
The Republican-authored bill is meant to improve sagging reading scores and emphasizes phonics, the relationship between sounds and letters, over memorization. It also requires more frequent reading tests and employs reading coaches to help struggling students.
New York is the latest large city to join a national push to change how children are taught to read. But principals and teachers may resist uprooting old practices.
Mississippi went from being ranked the second-worst state in 2013 for fourth-grade reading to 21st in 2022. Louisiana and Alabama, meanwhile, were among only three states to see modest gains in fourth-grade reading during the pandemic, which saw massive learning setbacks in most other states.
New York City announced on Tuesday it is switching its 32 school districts, encompassing hundreds of schools, to the science of reading, in teaching students to read and write.
The movement, under the banner of “the science of reading,” is targeting the education establishment: school districts, literacy gurus, publishers and colleges of education, which critics say have failed to embrace the cognitive science of how children learn to read.
Based on spring reading assessments, an unknown number of students will need to attend a summer learning camp in June, receive tutoring throughout their fourth grade or repeat third grade.
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To support all children in becoming proficient readers, it is imperative that...
Attend this interactive webinar to learn some best practices for teaching multilingual learners, and how to implement time-saving digital tools that can improve the effectiveness of dual language literacy instruction.
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Keeping students actively engaged throughout all stages of their literacy journey is...
Attend this webinar to learn some key insights to help you empower educators throughout your school or district to teach literacy more effectively using the science of reading.
The Tennessee Department of Education announced it is partnering with the Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation to provide free books to children in kindergarten through second grade.
The idea was to take a curriculum that had earned high marks for teaching kids to read and expanding their knowledge of the world and make it more culturally responsive.
Hear how one large Florida district implemented a winning approach to boost reading outcomes. Join Michael Feeney, the Executive Director of Elementary Education at Pinellas County Schools, to get the specific steps this district followed that led to substantial increases in achievement.
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