Reading and Literacy

Comprehension is key to your students’ reading success—if they can’t make meaning from the stories and texts they read, they’ll have difficulty with reading both inside and outside the classroom.…

The ability to isolate, identify, and manipulate the individual sounds (phonemes) in words is one of the core skills children need to become proficient speakers and readers. What are the…

What does it take to be a great reading teacher? All prospective teachers of reading require core knowledge and skills in at least five areas. In today’s post, adapted from…

Vocabulary knowledge is key to academic success. Although direct instruction in vocabulary is important—especially teaching students the words they need to know to master the content in their textbooks—teachers can…

Differentiated instruction and assessment provide different pathways to learning so that every student in your classroom—including students from linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds—can reach high expectations and standards. In their…

What kinds of postreading activities do you use with your students? Effective postreading activities help deepen students’ comprehension of the text and extend their learning beyond it—a goal that’s especially…

When young children struggle to learn and understand new words, how can you intervene early and keep these kids from falling behind? Today we’re spotlighting a program that can help:…

Once you’ve mastered the key principles of evidence-based literacy instruction, how can you fine-tune your teaching and make it the best it can be? Today’s post offers 10 ideas for…

At Brookes, we’re proud to work with leading literacy experts to develop practical, evidence-based resources on effective reading instruction. Today we’re highlighting 10 great quotes from our authors—bite-sized bits of…