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'They learned that in elementary' is the most expensive lie in your building Here's a sentence I hear in nearly every middle school I walk into: 'We don't teach phonics here, they...
A field-wide reset for every leader who's been sold a 'Science of Reading-aligned' product this year. Every vendor at every education conference this year slapped 'Science of Reading...
What Schools Must Understand If They Want Real Reading Progress to Finally Hold Together There is a sentence school leaders say all the time. And when they say it, you can hear both...
What Schools Must Understand About Why Students Still Struggle to Understand Text One of the most frustrating things teachers hear is this: “They can read it… but they don’t...
What Schools Must Understand About Keeping Strong Readers Growing There is a quiet mistake schools make all the time. And because it often looks harmless, it rarely gets the attention...
What Schools Must Understand About Tier 1 Literacy Implementation There is a belief many schools hold—quietly, but strongly. It sounds like this: “We have a strong reading program.”...
What Schools Often Miss About Language, Literacy, and Reading Difficulty There is a pattern happening in schools every single day—and too often, it goes unchallenged. A multilingual...
Why Reading Faster Is Not the Goal—and What Strong Fluency Instruction Should Actually Look Like Fluency is one of the most misunderstood areas of reading instruction in schools. It...
The Blueprint for K–5 Literacy Success If you spend enough time in schools, you start to notice a pattern. Some schools produce strong readers year after year. Not just a few standout...
What Schools Must Do Differently to Break the Cycle of Reading Struggle There is a heartbreaking pattern happening in schools every single year. A student struggles in reading in...