Resources

Use this free download and learn more about The Science of Reading. Explore scientifically-based research and evidence of how reading is processed in the brain.

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

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

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.