Narrative Benchmark books
Freddy adds contemporary benchmark books to those already identified by Jeanne Chall and the CCSS.
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Read-Alouds That Inspire
We need to do more than simply get students back on track in their academic learning. Yes, getting back on the page as readers and… Read More »Read-Alouds That Inspire
Results May Vary: Do First-Grade Reading Curriculum and Instruction Need to Be Adapted?
Beginning readers have different levels of proficiency, but many may follow a similar path as they learn new words and orthographic patterns. This may not… Read More »Results May Vary: Do First-Grade Reading Curriculum and Instruction Need to Be Adapted?
Feature Presentation: How Familiarity and Concreteness Can Help Beginning Readers Learn New Words
Teachers can help beginning readers master more than half of the 2,500 most frequently occurring word families by focusing on words they have already acquired… Read More »Feature Presentation: How Familiarity and Concreteness Can Help Beginning Readers Learn New Words
The Science of Reading: Introduction
The Science of Reading shows research can be used to increase children’s reading proficiency.
The Science of Reading, Part 1: Why Orthography Is So Critical
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)?
The Science of Reading, Part 2: What We Know Works – Curriculum
Part 2 provides insights from the science of reading on important aspects of a curriculum in reading acquisition.
The Science of Reading, Part 3: What We Know Works – Instruction
Part 3 discusses how reading acquisition can be supported and what instructional activities can be delivered to a beginning reading class.
The Science of Reading, Part 4: Instruction That Does NOT Support Independent Word Recognition
Part 4 is a review of the research on practices that we know do not promote reading acquisition.
What is the Best Way to Teach Vocabulary?
With over 600,000 words in written English, which ones should English Language Arts teachers teach, and how?