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Using Research to Inform Literacy Instruction: How Should We Teach Students to Read Unknown Words?
Online professional development module addressing the questions: “Should I teach students to use semantics and syntax to read words they don’t know? Should I teach students to guess a word based on pictures, context, and/or the first letter of the word?” And, "When a student struggles with the alphabetic principle, should I have him practice reading in decodable texts, or leveled/predictable texts or both?"
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Using Research to Inform Literacy Instruction: What Do We Know About “Balanced” Literacy?
Online professional development module addressing the question: “What Do We Know About “Balanced” Literacy?”
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Using Research to Inform Literacy Instruction: Do Children Learn to Read Naturally?
Online professional development module addressing the question: “I think learning to read is like learning to speak. It’s developed through a process that all children naturally go through. Isn’t this correct?”
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Effective Upper-Elementary Interventions for Students with Reading Difficulties: Vocabulary and Comprehension
Booklet with step-by-step lessons for teaching vocabulary and comprehension.
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Meeting the Needs of Struggling Readers: A Resource for Secondary English Language Arts Teachers
Booklet with lessons and strategies for teaching comprehension and vocabulary to secondary students.
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Effective Upper-Elementary Interventions for Students with Reading Difficulties: Word Recognition and Fluency
Booklet with step-by-step lessons for teaching word recognition and fluency.
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Effective Instruction for Middle School Students with Reading Difficulties: The Reading Teacher’s Sourcebook
Booklet with lessons and materials for teaching older struggling readers.
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Establishing an Intensive Reading and Writing Program for Secondary Students (Revised)
Professional development guide that provides in-depth background knowledge about adolescent literacy, specifically related to struggling readers and writers.
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