A growing body of research shows that literacy rates predict later population health levels. Individuals with high literacy can better understand medical information, navigate our healthcare systems, … read more

The science of reading is a vast body of research that spans multiple disciplines and has been compiled over decades to understand how people acquire reading skills. Traditionally, teachers consider t … read more

As parents and teachers, we have all watched budding hand writers form the letters in their names for the first time. The construction is often atypical and painstaking. If formal handwriting is not t … read more

How often have you heard that teaching handwriting is a thing of the past? Some say that students will not need to formally learn handwriting because we are now in the digital age. We are told that ke … read more

All cultures have spoken languages, but not all languages have a written counterpart. Speaking is a natural process that occurs whether formal rules are associated with it or not. In Proust and the Sq … read more

In the realm of early literacy education, decodable readers have emerged as a critical tool for teaching reading. These specialized books are meticulously designed to align with students' phonics … read more