District Staff Articles
Ending the Reading Wars: Reading Acquisition from Novice to Expert
By Anne Castles, Kathleen Rastle, and Kate Nation
Seven Elements Important to Successful Implementation of Early Literacy Intervention
By Barbara Foorman, Jennifer Dombek, and Kevin Smith
Critical Elements of Classroom and Small-Group Instruction Promote Reading Success in All Children
By Barbara Foorman and Joseph Torgesen
Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade
IES Educators’ Practice Guide
By R. Malatesha Joshi, Rebecca Treiman, Suzanne Carreker, and Louisa C. Moats
Keeping the Big Picture in Mind: Using a Reading Conceptual Framework to Guide Teacher Learning
By Holly B. Lane and Lynda Fender Hayes
Empowering Teachers and Students with Instructional Choices in Inclusive Settings
By Cecil D. Marcer, Holly B. Lane, Luann Jordan, David H. Allsopp, and Mary R. Eisele
By Louisa C. Moats
By Holly B. Lane and Stephanie Arriaza Allen
This article details the importance of using sophisticated vocabulary with students including tips for selecting words to teach and promoting word consciousness. The article also contains lists of sophisticated words that can be used during classroom routines, when discussing classroom behavior, and that are related to specific content areas.
Blending Wheels: Tools for Decoding Practice
By Holly Lane and Paige Cullen Pullen
Learn about the importance of teaching students to decode and how the use of blending wheels can enhance classroom decoding practice. The article includes directions for how to make blending wheels and how to use them with your students.
From the International Dyslexia Association
An overview of the definition, causes and effects of dyslexia along with information about diagnosis, signs and treatment. Compiled by the International Dyslexia Association.
Hands-On Decoding: Guidelines for Using Manipulative Letters
By Paige Cullen Pullen and Holly B. Lane
This article provides evidence for the effectiveness of using manipulative letters to teach decoding skills and guidelines for how to create and implement decoding lessons using manipulative letters.
Preventing Reading Failure: Phonological Awareness Assessment and Instruction
By Holly B. Lane, Paige C. Pullen, Mary R. Eisele, and Luann Jordan
This article provides an overview of phonological awareness development and its relationship to beginning reading. It also includes methods for formal and informal assessment and strategies for classroom-based instruction in phonological skills for emergent readers.
Syllable Types: A Strategy for Reading Multisyllabic Words
By Mary Knight-McKenna
This article provides information about explicit strategy instruction for multisyllabic word decoding. It includes a description of syllable types, how to teach them, and how to help students use knowledge of syllable types to decode multisyllabic words.
