What every teacher should know

Reading 101: A Guide to Teaching Reading and Writing

Spelling: Post-Test

Elementary aged boy practicing writing and spelling

Reading 101 is a collaboration with the Center for Effective Reading Instruction and The International Dyslexia Association.

"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." — Groucho Marx

Classroom Strategies
Research-based teaching strategies

three multicultural students working cooperatively in elementary classroom

 

Reading Basics
From print awareness to comprehension

Latina elementary student reading

 

Reading 101 Course
K-3 professional development course

Asian elementary teacher working with Asian student in class

 

Looking at Writing
Writing samples from real kids pre-K–3

African American girl writing in class

 

More in Teaching Reading:

Why Some Kids Struggle
The reasons why some kids struggle with reading

Elementary school boy doing chalk drawing

 

Target the Problem!
Pinpoint the problem a struggling reader is having and how to help

Target the Problem!

 

Reading Interventions
Watch one-on-one reading support in action with K-3 students

Reading expert providing intervention for kindergarten student

 

FAQs
Questions about reading, writing, dyslexia and more

African American elementary school student with headphones

 

More in Struggling Readers:

Author Interviews
Meet your favorite authors and illustrators in our video interviews

Author Interviews

 

Book Finder
Create your own booklists from our library of 5,000 books!

Book Finder

 

Themed Booklists
Dozens of carefully selected booklists, for kids 0-12 years old

Themed Booklists

 

Nonfiction for Kids
Tips on finding great books, reading nonfiction and more

Nonfiction for Kids

 

More in Books & Authors: