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For DECADES, teachers, parents, academics, scientists, and curriculum developers have been engaged in a pitched battle over the best methods to implement effective, comprehensive and practical reading instruction..

The Annie E. Casey Foundation found that children who do not read proficiently by the end of third grade are four times more likely to drop out of high school than proficient readers. This period marks the transition from learning to read to reading to lea...

This podcast, hosted by Emily Hanford, explores a widely accepted yet debunked theory about teaching children to read that has persisted in schools for over a generation. Hanford discusses the influential figures and the company promoting this flawed appro...

John Corcoran of the John Corcoran Foundation and Nick Nanton, ESQ. of DNAFilms have partnered to tell the story of illiteracy and sub-literacy in America in the new documentary film.

Structured Linguistic Literacy, or Speech-to-Print/Linguistic Phonics, is an accelerated, systematic, explicit, and integrated speech-first instructional approach to spelling and reading.

Structured Literacy™ is a comprehensive approach endorsed by The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) and other educational bodies. Unlike conventional reading strategies that often emphasize incidental learning of words based on context, Structured Li...

The science of reading has culminated in a preponderance of evidence to inform how proficient reading and writing develop; why some have difficulty; and how we can most effectively assess and teach and, therefore, improve student outcomes through preventio...

Did you know our brains are wired to learn through patterns? This is crucial for mastering reading skills! Beginning readers show more activity in the parietal-temporal (sound-symbol) region while more experienced readers become increasingly active in the ...

Phonemes are the building blocks of our writing system. When children learn to read, they are taught how to sound out the letters that represent phonemes in words. They need to learn the sound/letter correspondences to quickly recall the phonemes as they b...

The California Department of Education was awarded $37.5 million in CLSD grant funds to develop and implement an evidence-based comprehensive State Literacy Plan (SLP). They adopted the 2014 framework.

This document, which reflects contributions from experts representing 59 community, early childhood, K-12, and higher education institutions, builds on that tradition and applies the concept of a‘o -- that teaching and learning exist and occur simultaneous...

Modifies California's teacher credentialing requirements to improve reading instruction competence. The bill updates the Commission on Teacher Credentialing's standards, requiring assessments and preparation programs to focus on effective literac...

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We’re excited to share a new one-pager that highlights everything you need to know about our Community Workshop Program at We Strive for Literacy. Here is a quick snapshot of the challenges we’re tackling, the unique offerings we provide, and the benefits ...