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Elementary teacher providing small-group reading instruction

Shanahan on Literacy

Q&A About the Science of Reading

A science of reading requires that our prescriptions for teaching be tempered by rigorous instructional evaluations. If a claim hasn’t been tried out and found effective, then the claims aren’t part of reading science.

Illustration of young girl reading a book sitting on top of the world

Book Life

Learning to Read Around the World: Vietnam

In the cloud-wrapped mountains of northern Vietnam, Launa Hall explores how young Hmong children are learning to read in Vietnamese — and how early literacy is shaping futures in this remote village.

Assessment and Evaluation

Shanahan on Literacy

How to Do the Best Benchmark Testing

Research indicates that variations in testing practices have little impact on results. Shanahan suggests more teaching, less testing!

Children's nonfiction author Melissa Stewart

Book Life

Not Missing the Trees for the Forest

Share the real-life moment in nature with award-winning author Melissa Stewart that led to a fascinating exploration — and the creation of a great book — about homes inside tree holes.

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