Across the U.S., schools are embracing structured literacy—explicit, systematic teaching of phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension—to boost early reading skills. Programs like Ohio’s new science of ...
When districts adopt evidence-based practices like Structured Literacy, it’s often with a surge of excitement and momentum. Yet the real challenge lies not in the initial adoption, but in sustaining ...
Outside, it was summer, but inside John Lewis Elementary School in Macon, Ga. Quantesha Pittman was teaching third graders to build words. "What's that first sound again?" she asked the room of about ...
The NAEP results in late 2022 revealed that reading scores fell for both fourth and eighth grade readers as a result of the pandemic. Only 33 percent of fourth graders are reading proficiently, which ...
The New Mexico Public Education Department named Bell Elementary School as a Structured Literacy Model School, ranked alongside seven other schools in the state. The PED recently sent out a press ...
Structured literacy is transforming classrooms by offering a clear, research-backed way to teach reading that works for all students, including those with learning differences. Rooted in the science ...