We're excited that our president and co-founder Dr. Susan Hall was featured as a guest author on the International Literacy Association's (ILA) blog LiteracyDAILY where she revealed two critical elements that administrators often overlook when introducing campus reading intervention plans. What are they and how can you make sure these components are in place in your school?

When the conversation moves from intervention to prevention, the immediate question is what can we do now? Here are some ideas for “first steps”:

It’s well known that phonemic awareness is a critical skill for reading. In the past we’ve viewed it as something that kindergarten and first grade teachers are responsible for teaching. However, our view of PA is evolving.

Since the advent of the Common Core, we have seen a flood of informational text in classrooms. While this is seemingly all good, there is reason for caution, particularly

Many teachers report that they have students who have reached grade 2 and above who struggle to read multisyllable words. Do you have this challenge in your school?

It’s the final day of school. Teachers and students alike are watching the clock as it ticks down. 3…2…1… The bell rings. Students throw their homework in the air in celebration, dance on the desks, run screaming through the hallways, burst through the doors to the outside, where the sun is shining brightly...

Are you looking for ways to make your phonics instruction more fun for students? There are many benefits in using manipulatives, especially with struggling readers.

The most effective phonics intervention instruction is explicit, systematic and sequential. Students acquire skills more quickly when teachers explain phonics patterning using...

Many students struggle with reading the longer words in text – those multisyllable words. Although that’s where they struggle, let’s check for precursor skills...

6th grade reading comprehension worksheets can be a useful tool – but many students today are unfortunately suffering from worksheet overload. If your middle school students often are lost or behind...