December 2020

The Science of Reading: Introduction

December 3, 2020

Elfrieda H. Hiebert

We’re hearing a lot these days about the science of reading. This isn’t the first time that questions have been raised about how research can be used to increase children’s reading proficiency.

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The Science of Reading, Part 1: Why Orthography Is So Critical

December 3, 2020

Elfrieda H. Hiebert

Part 1 answers the question: Why is the orthography of English so important in learning to read (and critical for teachers of reading to understand)?

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The Science of Reading, Part 2: What We Know Works – Curriculum

December 3, 2020

Elfrieda H. Hiebert

Part 2 provides insights from the science of reading on important aspects of a curriculum in reading acquisition.

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The Science of Reading, Part 3: What We Know Works – Instruction

December 3, 2020

Elfrieda H. Hiebert

Part 3 discusses how reading acquisition can be supported and what instructional activities can be delivered to a beginning reading class.

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The Science of Reading, Part 4: Instruction That Does NOT Support Independent Word Recognition

December 3, 2020

Elfrieda H. Hiebert

Part 4 is a review of the research on practices that we know do not promote reading acquisition.

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