Brain Science and Reading Instruction
Aug 14, 2015What are the major advances in effective reading instruction? How can we use our understanding of how the brain works to help us conceptualize, implement, and monitor reading instruction?
How I Became an Early Reader
Nov 12, 2013Why Dr. Timothy Rasinski Thinks Reading Fluency Should Be “Hot!”
Apr 23, 2013Reading fluency is often misunderstood and undervalued by educators. Find out why boosting fluency is one of the keys to improving comprehension.
How Language Immersion Helps English Language Learners Succeed in School
Jul 17, 2012The 'double whammy' for many young ELLs is that they experience poverty as well, and often do not get enough early language experience and exposure. How does early language help, and what kind of support do parents need to help their children succeed?
Developmental Dyslexia: Differences in the Pre-Reading Brain
Jun 26, 2012What if there were a way to predict dyslexia, so that affected children could receive earlier intervention? Recent research may have found a way to do just that—by looking at differences in the brain before children learn to read.
Using Poetry to Teach Reading: Rhythm, Rhyme, and Choral Reading
Apr 5, 2012Student Reading Improvement Nearly Doubles In Just 24 Days
Jun 28, 2011Student reading improvement nearly doubled for 208 1 stand 2 ndgraders after 24 days using Fast ForWord Reading 1 software from Scientific Learning. Watch our video presentation of the research study.
Improving Reading Comprehension in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Feb 17, 2011Learn why reading comprehension problems are often overlooked in children with Asperger’s Syndrome, an Autism Spectrum Disorder and what can be done to improve reading comprehension skills for these learners.
Kindergarten Phonemic Awareness Activities - Develop Phonemic Awareness Skills
Nov 30, 2010Try these Kindergarten phonemic awareness activities to help young children develop early reading skills.
Phonics Practice - National Reading Panel Approaches to Phonics Practice
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