Read Aloud Routine for Improving Vocabulary and Comprehension
Wanting to up your read aloud game? This lesson plan from Dr. Stephanie Stollar will support you in maximizing vocabulary and comprehension in your read alouds.
Introduction to the Science of Reading
Dr. Stephanie Stollar developed a free set of presentation slides outlining basic findings in the science of reading. Slides, speaker notes, and handouts are provided.
What is Set for Variability?
Dr. Stephanie Stollar explains set for variability in this brief video. Set for variability is the set of skills that allow students to correct close approximations while decoding.
Which Words Are Worth Teaching?
IDA Perspectives article about vocabulary instruction from early childhood to senior grades.
Self-Regulated Strategy Development To Enhance Reading and Writing
Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD), an evidence-based framework for teaching strategies for reading and writing.
Implementing Multi-Tiered Systems of Support with Dr. Brittney Bills
This podcast explores MTSS and provides insights into classroom instruction.
Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction
This educator-friendly book, written by reading researchers, outlines the rationale for vocabulary instruction, and how to implement it in classrooms from K-12
Structured Literacy Among English Learners: What Every Teacher Should Know
This PaTTAN webinar featuring Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan focuses on structured literacy for English Language Learners, addressing evidence-based practices for the explicit instruction of oral language strategies within a structured literacy lesson. A variety of strategies are demonstrated.
The Writing Rope: A Framework for Evidence-Based Writing Instruction
This PaTTAN webinar discuses writing instruction for grades 4 to 12.
Reading Road Trip: Literacy Myth Busting with Lyn Stone
In this podcast episode, Lyn Stone busts common reading myths and misconceptions, advocating for evidence-based structured literacy for all students. Lyn highlights the importance of targeting intervention to student needs, the myth of dyslexia as a gift, and the value of explicit writing instruction.
Reading Road Trip: All Things Fluency with Dr. Jan Hasbrouck
In this IDA Ontario podcast featuring Kate Winn and Dr. Jan Hasbrouck, the focus is on the significance of reading fluency and its impact on students’ literacy development. Reading fluency, characterized by accuracy, rate, and prosody, plays a vital role in overall reading proficiency and comprehension. The podcast highlights the importance of assessing reading fluency effectively, and using research-backed approaches to supporting fluency development.
Data-Based Decision Making in Multi-Tiered Systems of Support: Principles, Practices, Tips, and Tools
In this International Dyslexia Association Perspectives article, Sarah V. Arden and Jill M. Pentimonti emphasize the vital role of data-based decision-making in Multitiered Systems of Support (MTSS) to improve reading outcomes for students, especially those with disabilities. MTSS offers a framework with three tiers of instruction involving progress monitoring to determine suitable support levels. The authors stress the need for a climate of data fluency among educators, promoting collaboration to analyze data and identify students needing additional support. Diagnostic assessments are essential in Tier 3 to guide individualized interventions, with regular progress monitoring to make timely adjustments. The article aims to aid educators in effectively utilizing data to enhance student achievement within the MTSS framework.
