New America and SEAL to Co-host Webinar about Science of Reading and ELs
Concerns have been raised that methodologies based on the Science of Reading may negatively impact English Learners (ELs).
On February 8, New America and SEAL...
California Bill Would Mandate Science of Reading
A newly introduced California Assembly bill would require the state’s teachers to be trained and reading to be taught only according to the principles...
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Clarifying the Science of Reading
For at least a half-century, there has been a great deal of discussion about how children learn to read. While policymakers, curriculum developers, educational...
Taking a Stand!
In 1974 the Lau v. Nichols Supreme Court decision stated: “There is no equality of treatment merely by providing students with the same facilities,...
English Literacy for Multilingual Learners: Voices from the Field
Moving at the Speed of Light
Literacy is at...
Indiana Proposes Reading Requirement
Indiana lawmakers are supporting a bill to require Science of Reading (SoR) curricula in all the state’s schools, following the example of neighboring Ohio,...
Why Focus on Monolingual Solutions to Improve Biliterate Reading?
Most dual language programs across the country have...
The Case for Acquired Phonics
Researchers in second language acquisition have hypothesized that there are two very different ways of gaining knowledge of language: acquisition and learning. Learning results...
Fostering Language and Literacy Development
Literacy is essential for success in school and in life beyond school. The ability to read and write well provides individuals with untold opportunities...
Literacy Education in 2023
If you were tasked to pick one word to guide your work as a literacy changemaker in the new year, what would it be?...
Declaring Literacy as a Fundamental and Global Civil Right
For decades, educators and parents have been fighting illiteracy. Research indicates that 95% of children can learn how to read with evidence-based instruction. However,...
Can Teaching English Like Spanish Close the Achievement Gap?
If you have even a passing knowledge of Spanish, you know the ns in montaña are different. You can see it. But English isn’t...
Multiliteracies and Multilingual Learners
Equipped with Miami Linguistic Readers, Camino de la Escuela, and my own ingenuity, my young multilingual learners and I dived into what we believed...
Indiana Invests $111M in Science of Reading
Indiana’s literacy rate is on the decline. Just a decade ago, students taking the state’s third-grade reading exam, IREAD-3, passed at a rate of...
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