Science of Reading

🎉 🎙️ I had the joy of connecting the Science of Reading to the concept of SEL with a friend,  Krista Leh, Ed.D. , in her podcast series! 🎙️ 🎉 Anyone who knows me has heard me talk about the importance of using strong instructional routines to teach K-3 reading. Often, I only have enough time to discuss the "how and why" at an introductory level to help teachers successfully implement routines for phonics instruction as beginners. We don't necessarily have the opportunity

Teaching phonics with a Sounds to Letters, or Speech to Print, approach is the most effective way to teach children to read and spell in English. Read this blog to understand why.

Do you know how many vowels there are in English? The answer might surprise you! It's not 5-6. If you're thinking a, e, i, o, and u (and sometimes y), think again. That's a misconception that makes learning to read and spell harder than it needs to be.

EdTech is great, when it's designed well. But current EdTech is breaking a lot of the best evidence about the Science of Reading. How confident are you that your current curriculum is teaching students well?

It riles me up that some EdTech and Curriculum Publishers are sloppy with the Science of Reading. I've gotten the same questions countless times from teachers because some curricula cause teachers to doubt their knowledge. The publishers say they're based on the Science of Reading, but then you come across basic errors, and you realize that many curricula are just a hodge-podge of instructional practices. If you find errors like these, you should consider adopting a different

🥳 Congratulations to the class of 2025! 🎓 Here's a funny memory of my own graduation. My family always remembers this one with a laugh!...

🙋‍♂️I Have A Question About Tier 1 Phonics Instruction—What’s Best? ⁉️ Back in 2018, I wrote a white paper asking, “What Is the Evidence...

As a field, we know a lot about the science of reading. There is significant research that has converged and confirmed what does and...

I saw someone with a shirt with the image below while walking through Costco one day. I had to chuckle! It was quite witty! For many,...

By the end of what grade should a student be able to read this word accurately?  A. 1st grade B. 2nd grade C. 3rd grade D. 4th grade ...