Timothy Shanahan

Shanahan on Literacy

Literacy expert Timothy Shanahan shares best practices for teaching reading and writing. Dr. Shanahan is an internationally recognized professor of urban education and reading researcher who has extensive experience with children in inner-city schools and children with special needs. All posts are reprinted with permission from Shanahan on Literacy (opens in a new window).

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Spelling: Intro

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Essential Fundamentals of Spelling Instruction with a Little Help from My Friends

Comprehension

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How Should We Plan Reading Comprehension Lessons?

Diverse group of elementary students working on writing project

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How Can We Take Advantage of Reading–Writing Relationships?

Phonics: Post-Test

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Are We Teaching Too Much Phonics?

elementary teacher in lively conversation with students who have hands raised

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The Why and How of Research and the Science of Reading

Elementary teacher working on reading fluency with two students

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What Are the Best Fluency Learning Targets? I Think My School is Overdoing It.

When should reading instruction begin?

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When should reading instruction begin?

Using Cognates to Develop Comprehension

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Reading Curriculum

Comprehension: Activities for Your Second Grader

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Won’t Challenging Texts Discourage Young Readers?

high school teacher conducting literature lesson with students

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Whole Books or Excerpts? Which Does the Most to Promote Reading Ability

elementary teacher talking with students during lesson

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Rejecting Instructional Level Theory

Elementary teacher discussing assignment with three students in media center

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Our Middle School Reading Scores are Dropping — Help!

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