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What is balanced literacy?

Dr. Fletcher explains the original intention behind the term “balanced literacy”—and how the term was hijacked.

Social growth and summer

Summer programs encourage a child’s social and emotional growth through new friendships, mentors, and new experiences that show a child what he can do.

Audio books for struggling readers

Beth Poss explains that the definition of reading has expanded—we must recognize audiobooks and podcasts as valid conveyers of content.

Improving Fluency with Technology: Repeated and Performance Reading

Students who struggle with fluency may read slowly, in a monotone, ignoring punctuation, or in choppy start-and-stop rhythms. Support these students with tools that allow for repeated readings and performance, and model expressive reading with audiobooks, e-books, and your own live readings.

Using Multimedia to Support Reading Instruction

Part of preparing students to meet College and Career Readiness Standards in English language arts (ELA) involves helping them become adept at integrating and evaluating information in a variety of different media formats.

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