The Science of Reading Blog and Video Series
A Blog and Video Series
TextProject president and CEO Elfrieda (Freddy) H. Hiebert discusses what we know from science of reading research – and what we need to know.
November 30, 2022
The Science of Reading: Seeking Research-Based Answers to Critical Questions
I wrote a series of five blogs in late 2020 on the relationship of research to reading acquisition and instruction. In the first blog, I promised a final blog that would raise questions that require the attention of researchers. I am finally following through on that promise. This blog presents questions about the curriculum, instruction, and texts of reading instruction (especially in the early stages) for which I have been looking for answers in the ensuing two-year gap.
December 3, 2020
The Science of Reading: Introduction
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.
December 3, 2020
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)?
December 3, 2020
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.
December 3, 2020
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.
December 3, 2020
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.
November 12, 2020
The Science of Reading, Part 5: Teacher Preparation, Research, and Policy
This symposium directly addresses our conference theme of “All of us are smarter than each of us: Collaborate for impact” by bringing together expertise on a topic that many LRA members are confronting: the science of reading.