Recently, I worked with a group of elementary teachers in Iowa to select new reading textbooks and software. They wanted new materials to improve their district’s stagnant reading scores. After ...

Are you a teacher, instructional coach, or school leader who is concerned about how to support all students in accessing grade-level texts? If so, you are not alone. In fact, in a survey last year, ...

One of the primary missions of any educational institution is to produce graduates who are literate. The ability to derive meaning from print is central to the definition of literacy. Many people ...

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