Supporting Teachers and Students with Instructional Coaching
Strategies for supporting special educators with instructional coaching including external coaches with experience in research-based literacy instruction.
Student Choice: Opportunities for Student-Led Learning
Six ways to add opportunities for student choice and student-led learning for ALL learners.
Readtopia Thematic Unit: Exploring Space – Neil deGrasse Tyson: Stargazer
Introducing a new Readtopia unit anchored in stories of space exploration as part of comprehensive literacy instruction.
Shared Reading Books: Recommendations from Dr. David Koppenhaver
A list of books recommended by Dr. David Koppenhaver for shared reading.
Words that Wow: Exposing Children to Rich Vocabulary
Vocabulary strategies for students receiving special education services. Benefits of being exposed to rich vocabulary words and playful literacy environments.
Readtopia Thematic Unit: Social Justice: All Means All, anchored by Rolling Warrior
A leveled adaptation of Judith Heumann's memoir anchors a Readtopia writing curriculum unit centered on disability rights.
Evidence of Impact of Comprehensive Literacy Instruction
Dr. Lisa Irwin-Davidson shares the initial results of her ongoing study on the impact of comprehensive literacy instruction.
Repetition with Variety: An Element of Literacy Instruction
How and why to build a foundation of literacy learning for students with significant disabilities through repetition with variety.
Be That Person
Hear a recording and read a summary of Dr. Karen Erickson's keynote address, "Be That Person" from a prior Virtual…
The Science of Reading: What it is and What it is not
While the definition of the science of reading can be debated, there is a large body of research on effective…