Shanahan on Literacy Rejecting Instructional Level Theory Recent research has found that the schools with the greatest achievement gains teach with grade-level texts, rather than instructional level texts.
Book Life Read a Tree Poetic picture book author Dianne White invites readers to slow down, look closely, and rediscover trees as unique sources of beauty, inspiration, and story waiting to be seen.
Shanahan on Literacy Our Middle School Reading Scores are Dropping — Help! In grades 3-8, it’s critical to continue explicit teaching of advanced phonics (e.g., multi-syllable words, unusual spelling patterns), fluency, vocabulary, morphology, spelling, reading comprehension (at grade level), and writing.
