Structured Literacy in Writing Instruction: Part I
It’s no secret—we do not do a very good job teaching kids to write. Writing scores have been stagnant for decades, and when writing is included in reading assessments, the…
All Means All: Supporting Language and Literacy Development for Students with Low-Incidence Disabilities*
*Before you decide maybe this blog post isn’t for you, like I might have done a year ago, please read through this preface. Our blogs this year have focused mostly…
Who are “Your People”?
Building Equity Through Barrier Removal We all have “our people.” Usually, we think of “our people” as those we turn to for help or a listening ear. As a leader,…
How to Stop Spinning Wheels and Turn Effort into Progress
See how this resonates with you: You have a school with teachers and students working away, making mostly solid efforts to teach and learn. You have a core literacy program,…
Using the Simple View of Reading to Simplify Your Work
Literacy leaders are overwhelmed by the number of decisions and stakeholders involved in their work, with the very high stakes of literacy achievement of real students, everyday. We have to…