Reading & Literacy

Why lessons in listening are now being incorporated into reading instruction—and how listening comprehension can be taught.

American students struggle in math. One likely reason: U.S. high schools teach math differently than other countries.

When students return to schools and classrooms, they will need a reading intervention that fills in the gaps from missed time that will get them to grade-level expectations quickly. Watch this brief video to learn how Voyager Passport, a comprehensive K-5 supplemental literacy intervention, rapidly prepares students for upper-grade reading and advances those struggling to […]

With many of its more than 21,000 K-12 students experiencing significant reading difficulties after the 5th grade, the Syracuse City School District needed a core replacement and comprehensive intervention solution. Watch this brief video to learn how the district began achieving dramatic literacy gains district-wide through a combination of a blended learning solution and more […]

Teachers matter more to student success than any other aspect of schooling. They, not programs, teach students how to read. Unfortunately, a recent study of teaching institutions found that only 29 percent actually prepare teachers with all five essential components of effective literacy instruction. Learn how LETRS, a professional development course that brings deep and […]

When the Niles City Schools in Ohio received a “D” grade on the state report card for K-3 literacy scores, the district’s administrators gained a new sense of urgency to improve literacy instruction. NCS became one of eight pilot districts in a new program from the Ohio Department of Education designed to strengthen evidence-based early […]