Resources

Shares research on why we should not be teaching with leveled texts.

Learn the benefits of music when teaching reading

Read this short article about the importance and efficacy of having older students engage in Oral Reading Fluency.

This Phonemic Awareness guide will help further your knowledge of the who, when, what, and how of Phonemic Awareness instruction by providing research, instructional practices, and additional resource

Student Support & Well-being Coordinator Christy Schwartz explains what the Science of Reading is from an educator’s perspective.

Learn more about choosing appropriately complex texts, building knowledge, close reading, expanding vocabulary, and scaffolding to give all students access to grade-level text.

Learn five fluency activities for elementary students.

Crystal Wheeler, a fifth-grade teacher at Village of Barboursville Elementary, discusses different components of vocabulary and demonstrates how they can be taught in the classroom.

Vanessa Hayes, Preston County Schools Writing Coach, Grades K-8, discusses components of writing and demonstrates how they can be taught in the classroom.