Reading and Literacy

*Today’s post has been adapted from Joan Sedita’s bestselling guidebook The Writing Rope. Most people learn new skills—such as how to cook a meal, play basketball, or play the guitar—by emulating others.…

What are some things teachers can do to improve outcomes for culturally and linguistically diverse students? Adapted from the practical guidebook Teaching Dual Language Learners by Mariela M. Páez & Lisa…

Alphabet knowledge is a foundational building block of literacy. Students must not only be able to identify letters, but also understand that those letters represent sounds and are useful in…

Teachers: do you know what to do to help older students who have difficulty with reading skills? In their book Effective Instruction for Middle School Students with Reading Difficulties, Carolyn Denton…

Today we’re excited to welcome two of our expert authors to the Brookes blog: Nancy Hennessy and Julia Salamone, co-authors of The Reading Comprehension Blueprint Activity Book. The companion to…

Today’s blog post is excerpted and adapted from Student-Focused Coaching by Jan Hasbrouck and Daryl Michel: a one-stop, step-by-step guide to instructional coaching in K–12 schools using the research-based SFC model. The primary…

*Today’s post is excerpted and adapted from the book Powerful Writing Strategies for All Students by Karen R. Harris, Steve Graham, Linda H. Mason, & Barbara Friedlander. Expert writers commonly…

Well-developed vocabulary knowledge sets the stage for strong and efficient reading comprehension for every student. That’s why vocabulary should be a focus of your instruction every day! With some planning—and…

“TILLS is the most comprehensive assessment I’ve used in the 20 years I’ve been a school-based speech-language pathologist.”—Sue Torney, M.A., CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist Do you use TILLS? If you’re an SLP,…

How can schools support educational equity, academic success, and positive social-emotional development for the increasing number of multilingual students? Our authors have answers—and today’s post is a roundup of some…