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Rising 9 Literacy Academy: Midpoint Update & Progress Monitoring Insights We are halfway through our Rising 9 Literacy Academy, and with...

When high school students can't read at grade level, the solution isn't just remediation—it's reinvention. KCSD teachers and SUNY New...

The Right to Read is the Right to Be Fee KCSD administrators in Montgomery, Alabama—visiting the Legacy Museum and reflecting deeply on...

Doc Holbrook and her KCSD team at high school graduation—celebrating our students’ achievements while reflecting on the deeper promise of...

Supporting English learners in learning to read is both a challenge and a powerful opportunity. These dedicated educators are leaning...

(Published in honor of Father's Day) Growing up, I didn’t realize I was receiving a history education before I ever walked into a...

A quick stop to St. Augustine after my graduation in May. My girls insisted I get a photo in front of the oldest schoolhouse! Recently,...

This spring, I sat around a table with a group of teachers who piloted the CKLA reading program this year. These teachers didn’t just try...

Welcome back to Sundays with Sarah —where we bridge research and classroom practice to make reading instruction more effective,...

Recently, a third-grade teacher asked me a thoughtful question about Tier 2 instruction for one of her students. Specifically, she wanted...

My mom with one of her classes circa 1992 Last week, I graduated from the University of Florida with my doctorate. I returned to school...

Summer is right around the corner, and one question I hear from many parents is: “How can I help my child with reading over the summer?”...

"It takes a league." This past week, I had the opportunity to attend The Reading League Summit in Chicago. One of the major themes that...

"As a school administrator I try to spend as much time as I can in the classrooms outside of the formal observation. It helps me build...

When I first started teaching, mentioning the word dyslexia was strictly prohibited. You couldn’t talk about it at meetings, and you...

When I started teaching, we didn’t focus on fluency. Sure, we administered running records and occasionally touched on prosody in our...

Teacher question : As a high school teacher, I often have kids who struggle with reading. Many of them are years behind in their reading...

One of the most common questions I get is, “How do you teach reading to older students?” The answer is simple: the same way you teach it...

One of the most striking observations in my journey to implement the science of reading across my district has been the deep loyalty...