Teaching Spelling: An Opportunity to Unveil the Logic of Language

Moats emphasizes the importance of spelling knowledge and language understanding in literacy development in this article. It highlights that spelling is not just about memorizing letters but involves various language aspects like pronunciation, spelling, meaning, and grammatical structure. Good spellers possess comprehensive mental images of […]

Syntax: Somewhere Between Words And Text

Emphasis on sentence-level instruction is critical to bridge the word-to-text gap for reading and writing. The PaTTAN webinar focuses on the relationships between words, sentences, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. Explicit instruction can capitalize on and foster these relationships through purposeful selection of words, texts, and […]

La terre me parle: un livre sur les saisons

Dans La Terre me parle, une enfant anishinaabe et sa grand-mère se réjouissent des paysages familiers qu’apporte chaque nouvelle saison. Ce conte-poème lyrique et bilingue est écrit en ojibwé et en français.  Brittany Luby et Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley ont créé un livre inspiré par des […]

Intensifying Literacy Instruction: Essential Practices

This document summarizes five key priorities in intensifying literacy practices for students who struggle: knowledge and use of a learning progression, designing and using an evidence-based intervention platform, ongoing data-based decision-making, adapting to increase the intensity of intervention, and infrastructures (systems) to support students with […]

Brain Builders Video Series

Brain Builders is an animated video series of 13 episodes you can share with your students to help them understand what the brain does to read. The main characters, Minh and Tamara, journey together as they cultivate a love for reading and understanding the Science […]

Quel est mon superpouvoir

Dans cette histoire, Nalvana a l’impression que tous ses amis ont un super pouvoir. L’équipe d’auteurs et d’illustrateurs a créé un livre d’images amusant à lire à haute voix, où les enfants peuvent rire et essayer de prédire le superpouvoir de Nalvana.  Se déroulant dans […]

Evidence-Based Assessment in the Science of Reading

This article is a starting point for understanding how assessment for learning plays a critical role in informing and driving instruction in literacy. This read provides information about evidence-based assessment practices, including screening, diagnostic, and progress monitoring. This article will help develop an understanding of […]

Quand on était seuls

Le récit touchant d’une enfant crie qui aide sa grand-mère à s’occuper de sa maison. La conversation à la fois puissante et douce entre la petite-fille et le grand-parent offre un espace sûr et rassurant aux élèves qui écoutent les questions et les réponses de […]

Reading Tiered Fidelity Inventory 2.1

School Leadership Teams need to know how well their MTSS for reading is implemented in their schools. The Reading Tiered Fidelity Inventory (R-TFI)  Version 2.1 is an assessment leaders can use to assess the fidelity of instruction across all tiers of instruction.