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What Does It Take To Be a Good Reader?
What Does It Take To Be a Good Reader At Reading Teacher, we are motivated by a fundamental question: what does it take to be a good reader? The seemingly simple quandary has fostered a considerable amount of controversy; and after a worldwide shake-up in elementary education, it’s increasingly difficult to determine what today’s young… Continue reading What Does It Take To Be a Good Reader?
Benefits of Using Decodable Books in Kindergarten and First Grade
Benefits of Using Decodable Books in Kindergarten and First Grade Wondering what are decodable books for kindergartners and how they can help children read fluently? We have got you covered! You may have some knowledge about decodable books, especially if you have a preschooler and first-grader at home. They are extremely valuable for children who… Continue reading Benefits of Using Decodable Books in Kindergarten and First Grade
Creative (& Pediatrician-Endorsed!) Ways to Combat Pandemic Reading Loss
Creative (& Pediatrician-Endorsed!) Ways to Combat Pandemic Reading Loss True to our name, one of our main goals at Reading Teacher is to help classroom teachers create a personalized reading curriculum for students grounded in the science of reading. Our toolkit of interactive stories, decodable books, printables, and more represents years of research on reading… Continue reading Creative (& Pediatrician-Endorsed!) Ways to Combat Pandemic Reading Loss
High-Impact Tutors Provide Help and Hope for Reading Teachers
High-Impact Tutors Provide Help and Hope for Reading Teachers – The Role of NC Ed Corps As some U.S. elementary schools return to virtual learning models in response to the most recent omicron surge, providing high-quality reading instruction continues to be a challenge for many reading teachers. Even prior to the pandemic, classroom reading tutors… Continue reading High-Impact Tutors Provide Help and Hope for Reading Teachers
One Parent’s Story Shows the Personal Power of Structured Literacy
One Parent’s Story Shows the Personal Power of Structured Literacy While personal anecdotes should be considered carefully, what is most personal is often most universal. A story shared by New Zealand education reporter Catherine Woulfe supports this sentiment: last spring, Woulfe wrote about her son’s reading journey, which was profoundly shaped by Woulfe’s discovery of… Continue reading One Parent’s Story Shows the Personal Power of Structured Literacy
Technology Is Here to Stay: Utilizing Tech Tools to Promote Students’ Literacy
Technology is Here to Stay: Utilizing Tech Tools to Promote Students’ Literacy These days, kindergartners with missing teeth and basic reading skills can often navigate a Google Document or “Zoom Room” as well as the average adult. After an extended period of virtual education, these students are more well-versed in and reliant on digital tools,… Continue reading Technology Is Here to Stay: Utilizing Tech Tools to Promote Students’ Literacy
Science at Storytime: Recent Curriculum Changes Reflect the Importance of Reading Science
Science at Storytime: Recent Curriculum Changes – Science of Reading Programs After decades of debate, the reading education industry is finally encouraging more explicit and systematic phonics instruction: a change instigated by the release of a 2018 APM report and documentary series by Emily Hanford, which illuminate the long-term literacy struggles among students receiving balanced… Continue reading Science at Storytime: Recent Curriculum Changes Reflect the Importance of Reading Science
Picking up the Book After Virtual Literacy Instruction: The Current Challenges of Literacy Instruction in the Multi-Reading Level Classroom
Picking up the Book After Virtual Literacy Instruction: The Current Challenges of Literacy Instruction in the Multi-Reading Level Classroom After an extended period of virtual literacy instruction, it can be challenging to find appropriate resources and tailored reading plans that transition smoothly from one lesson to the next, especially in a classroom reading at a… Continue reading Picking up the Book After Virtual Literacy Instruction: The Current Challenges of Literacy Instruction in the Multi-Reading Level Classroom
Saying “Goodbye” to Bin Learning: New Cross-Curricular Reading Program Takes an Equity-Minded Approach
Saying “Goodbye” to Bin Learning: New Cross-Curricular Reading Program As part of ongoing efforts to reshape elementary instruction based on the science of reading, more schools are adopting curricula that support a whole-child and equity-minded approach. In this week’s newsletter, we dive into the science of cross-curricular reading education, focusing on the latest curriculum changes… Continue reading Saying “Goodbye” to Bin Learning: New Cross-Curricular Reading Program Takes an Equity-Minded Approach
Everything You Need to Know About Sight Words
Everything You Need to Know About Sight Words When kids start learning to read, it’s important for them to practice reading sight words. Sight words are the most frequently used words that appear on every page of the textbook many times. Sight words include words like the, who, like, he, at, but, there, etc. These… Continue reading Everything You Need to Know About Sight Words
Scope and Sequence Unit 1
Scope and Sequence Unit 1 Start Teaching Reading for Free Now! Access Level 1’s four interactive stories and the accompanying supplemental resources to teach elementary students how to read. No credit card is needed. Join the 42,635 teachers and students using our reading program. The image below demonstrates where new phonemes, new words, and special… Continue reading Scope and Sequence Unit 1