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5 Essential Books for Teaching Multilingual Learners
October 20, 2022
How can your school support the academic success and healthy social-emotional development of multilingual students? Today’s post is a quick introduction to five books that every school team should have…

How SLPs Can Support Students with Disabilities in English Class
October 6, 2022
If you’re a school-based SLP supporting students in elementary and middle schools, today’s post is for you! In her inclusion guidebook It’s More Than “Just Being In,” Cheryl Jorgensen answers…

5 Characteristics of Effective Structured Literacy Teaching
September 22, 2022
At Brookes, we believe in the power of structured literacy instruction to prepare students for reading success. We partner with some of today’s most celebrated experts—including Speech to Print author…

11 Fun Animal Activities That Encourage Early Language & Literacy Skills
September 15, 2022
Kids love animals—and that’s why animal activities are a great way to expand young children’s early language and literacy skills. Today’s blog post brings you 11 creative activities early educators…

5 Things Proficient Writers Do
September 8, 2022
Writing is a complex skill—and to become good writers, students need to integrate skills and strategies from all the components of what author Joan Sedita calls The Writing Rope. Using…

7 Essential Tips for Building a Classroom Library on a Budget
August 25, 2022
A well-stocked, diverse classroom library can spark a child’s lifelong love of reading—and expand the key literacy skills you’re teaching every day. But before you spend your own money on…

Structured Literacy in the News: A Resource Roundup on the Science of Reading
June 9, 2022
At Brookes, we believe that science-based reading instruction is essential to students’ academic success (that’s why we publish evidence-based resources on applying structured literacy and the science of reading in…

5 Guiding Principles for Effective Reading Intervention
May 12, 2022
How Environmental Print Can Boost 7 Key Areas of Literacy
April 28, 2022