Strong reading comprehension skills are one of the foundations of a successful academic career. According to the Institute of Reading Development, students with strong reading comprehension skills get ...

A popular infographic gives the misleading impression that current approaches to reading comprehension are grounded in science. A simplified version of a decades-old report on reading instruction is ...

In this lesson, students will learn strategies to comprehend fiction text. In this lesson, students will learn strategies to comprehend fiction text. Mrs. Wright will read the book, Blacksmith's Song ...

Four school districts in major urban areas using the science of reading found while students are grasping basic literacy ...

Many years ago, around 2010, I attended a professional development program in Houston called Literacy Through Photography, at a time when I was searching for practical ways to strengthen comprehension ...

For many, the “science of reading” has become synonymous with phonics instruction. Politicians on both sides of the aisle have said the movement to align reading instruction with what the research ...

The chant came from Carrie Johnson’s kindergarten classroom as she sounded out the day’s lesson on the letter “J.” Moments earlier, she’d sent students on a “J” treasure hunt, asking them to find the ...

January 22, 2026 - Fausto Lopez finished high school, got an associate degree and applied to attend a four-year college - all while inside juvenile detention. While some states and cities like North ...

Four simple strategies—beginning with an image, previewing vocabulary, omitting the numbers, and offering number sets—can have a big impact on learning.