Reading and Literacy

This blog post was adapted from Rich Talk With Young Children by Rebecca Rolland, your practical guide to rich, intentional conversations that nurture all aspects of child development. Dialogic reading—engaging young children…

This guest post is by Joan Sedita, author of the Brookes books The Writing Rope and The Essentials of Adolescent Literacy. The post originally appeared on the Keys to Literacy…

Today’s guest post is by Kenn Apel and Victoria Henbest, two of the co-developers of the new Morphological Awareness Test for Reading and Spelling™ (MATRS™). Dr. Apel and Dr. Henbest…

In any early childhood learning environment, the day is filled with rich opportunities for nurturing young children’s early language skills and putting them on the path to later academic success. Excerpted…

Support for the Science of Reading continues to grow: A federal bill that would mandate evidence-based reading instruction nationwide recently passed a crucial legislative hurdle with strong bipartisan support. Many…

*This article has been adapted from the chapter “Comprehension Instruction: Grades K–3” by Darcy Dycha and Holly Tate Rocha, in Fundamentals of Literacy Instruction & Assessment, Pre-K–6, Second Edition, edited by Martha C.…

Multilingual learners need teachers and schools that support their educational equity, academic success, and positive social-emotional development. In today’s post, explore five important new and upcoming books that prepare educators…

This guest post from Brookes author Joan Sedita originally appeared in a slightly different format on the Keys to Literacy blog. Sedita is the founder of Keys to Literacy and…

Instructional coaching is a highly effective form of professional development and learning (PDL) in K-12 schools. As Daryl Michel and Dawn Brookhart point out in their popular new guidebook Instructional…

As we say goodbye to a challenging 2025, your goals for the new year ahead are probably taking shape. We’ve collected some of the best tips and resources from our…