For Other Professionals
About Reading
It's been said that teaching reading is rocket science. The following articles provide an introduction to what's involved in teaching kids to read and where we are in succeeding or failing at doing so.
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International Reading Association
Our shows on PBS
- The Roots of Reading
- Sounds & Symbols
- Fluent Reading
- Writing & Spelling
- Reading for Meaning
- Reading Rocks!
- Reading and the Brain
- A Chance to Read
- Toddling Towards Reading
Professional development webcasts
Interactive tools
FAQs
In our LearningStore
- Launching Young Readers: 11-Part Series
- Getting Ahead: Reading and Writing (Grades K-3)
- Building the Reading Brain, PreK-3
In our blogs
Sound It Out
- New reality series: Kindergarten Teacher
- How running a reading program is like running a campaign
- Peering inside the brain
- The Rats of NIMH: THAT'S how people learn to read?
- Darn hard work: Working with struggling readers
- More...
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Top articles
Basics
- Stages of Reading Development
- Top 10 Things You Should Know About Reading
- Speaking Is Natural; Reading and Writing Are Not
- Effective Reading Instruction
- Learning to Read and Write: What Research Reveals
For parents
For teachers
- Ten Myths About Learning to Read
- The Alphabetic Principle
- Why Some Children Have Difficulties Learning to Read
Download and print
- A Fresh Look at Your Home Library
- Developing Writing and Spelling at Home
- Beginning Readers: Look! I Can Read This!
- Emergent Readers: Look! That's My Letter!
- Reading Tips for Parents
- More...
Research
- Putting the Pieces of the Puzzle Together: How Systematic Vocabulary Instruction and Expanded Learning Time Can Address the Literacy Gap
- Ways With Words: Language, Life and Work in Communities and Classrooms
- Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young American Children
- Learning to Read: The Great Debate
- Beginning to Read: Thinking and Learning About Print
