Curriculum and Instruction

Curricular materials tell us what to teach, and instruction informs us of the best way to teach. This section includes information about both the “what” and “how” of evidence-based teaching.

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Reading 101

In the Classroom

Helping All Readers

Books & Authors

Literacy at Home

Curriculum and Instruction

The Six Ts of Effective Elementary Literacy Instruction

Five Key Principles for Effective Vocabulary Instruction

What Is Differentiated Instruction?

Classwide Peer Tutoring: Information for Families

How Do I Know a Good Early Reading Program When I See One?

Flipped Classrooms and Flipped Lessons: What Does It Mean for Parents?

Question Generation: A Key Comprehension Strategy

10 Key Policies and Practices for Teaching English Language Learners

Cracking the Code: How and Why Big Horn Elementary School Went All-In with Structured Literacy

Teaching Text Structures for Non-Fiction Reading

Why Teach Phonics When the English Spelling System Is So Irregular?

Reading and the Myth of Visual Memorization

Are We Teaching Reading Comprehension? Part I

Learning to Read Around the World: Morocco

Classroom Observations: We Should Do Them, So Why Don’t We?

My Problem with Teaching Text Organization

Curriculum and Instruction

Articles

Develop Your Knowledge

Literacy Research & Resources