Science of Reading
FRI Conceptual Framework
This video provides an overview of the FRI framework.
This handout shows the complete FRI framework.
This article provides background information about the development of the FRI framework
Recommended Articles
Amplify Primers on the Science of Reading
These primers provide a a great, easy-to-understand introduction to the science of reading.
Part 1 provides an overview of how humans came to read, with a lot of fascinating information about what’s going on in our brains as we read.
Part 2 takes us into some different ways of thinking about the important contributors to reading comprehension.
Narrowing the Third-Grade Reading Gap
This report lays out the problem clearly—that too many kids are failing to reach reading proficiency. But it doesn’t stop there! It provides scientific insights about how students learn to read, and then it dives into what evidence-based reading instruction looks like. It then provides a roadmap to help us see how to get from here to there.
Ending the Reading Wars: Reading Acquisition from Novice to Expert
By Anne Castles, Kathleen Rastle, and Kate Nation
“There is intense public interest in questions surrounding how children learn to read and how they can best be taught. Research in psychological science has provided answers to many of these questions but, somewhat surprisingly, this research has been slow to make inroads into educational policy and practice. Instead, the field has been plagued by decades of “reading wars.” Even now, there remains a wide gap between the state of research knowledge about learning to read and the state of public understanding. The aim of this article is to fill this gap.”
Research Supporting Foundational Skills in Reading
By Student Achievement Partners
By Paula J. Stanovich and Keith E. Stanovich
“As professionals, teachers can become more effective and powerful by developing the skills to recognize scientifically based practice and, when the evidence is not available, use some basic research concepts to draw conclusions on their own. This paper offers a primer for those skills that will allow teachers to become independent evaluators of educational research.”
Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade
IES Educators’ Practice Guide
“This guide provides teachers, reading coaches, principals, and other educators with instructional recommendations that can be implemented in conjunction with existing standards or curricula and does not recommend a particular curriculum. Teachers can use the guide when planning instruction to support the development of foundational reading skills among students in grades K–3 and in diverse contexts.”
Critical Elements of Classroom and Small-Group Instruction Promote Reading Success in All Children
By Barbara Foorman and Joseph Torgesen in Learning Disabilities Research & Practice academic journal
Seven Elements Important to Successful Implementation of Early Literacy Intervention
By Barbara Foorman, Jennifer Dombek, and Kevin Smith
“The objective of this article is to describe seven elements important to successful implementation of early literacy intervention. The seven elements are drawn from research as well as from the authors’ recent randomized controlled trial of effective early literacy interventions in kindergarten through second grade in 55 schools across Florida.”
Teaching Reading IS Rocket Science
In this recent update to her classic article, Louisa Moats describes the knowledge required for successful instruction and provides recommendations for the professional preparation of all teachers of reading.
Recommended Websites
What Works Clearinghouse™ resources summarize the research evidence on reading programs and strategies. These resources provide guidance for improving reading comprehension, fluency, and literacy achievement for readers in grades K–12.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Are you in need of research-based student center activities for specific students’ needs? These easy to use and ready to print activities will provide differentiated instruction in your classrooms.
High Leverage Practices in Special Education
As the complexity of struggling learners unfolds, high-leverage practices emerged to help define skills, prepare teachers, and improve student outcomes. They are organized according to collaboration, assessment, social/emotional/behavioral, and instructional practices.
“Reading Rockets is a national public media literacy initiative offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help.”
Recommended Books
Teaching Reading Sourcebook, 3rd Edition
Language at the Speed of Sight: How We Read, Why So Many Can’t, and What Can Be Done About It By Mark Seidenberg
Beginning to Read: Thinking and Learning About Print By Marilyn Jager Adams
Know Better Do Better: Teaching the Foundations So Every Child Can Read By Meredith Liben and David Liben
Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain By Maryanne Wolf
Reading in the Brain: The New Science of How We Read By Stanislas Dehaene
The Reading Mind: A Cognitive Approach to Understanding How the Mind Reads By Daniel T. Willingham
Conquering Dyslexia: A Guide to Early Detection and Intervention for Teachers and Parents By Jan Hasbrouck
