Science of Reading

FRI Conceptual Framework

This video provides an overview of the FRI framework.

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.

Ending the Reading Wars: Reading Acquisition from Novice to Expert

By Anne Castles, Kathleen Rastle, and Kate Nation

Using Research and Reason in Education: How Teachers Can USe Scientifically Based Research to Make Curricular and Instructional Decisions

By Paula J. Stanovich and Keith E. Stanovich

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.

Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade

IES Educators’ Practice Guide

Critical Elements of Classroom and Small-Group Instruction Promote Reading Success in All Children

By Barbara Foorman and Joseph Torgesen

Seven Elements Important to Successful Implementation of Early Literacy Intervention

By Barbara Foorman, Jennifer Dombek, and Kevin Smith

Keeping the Big Picture in Mind: Using a Reading Conceptual Framework to Guide Teacher Learning

By Holly B. Lane and Lynda Fender Hayes

What Works Clearinghouse

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.

Research Supporting Foundational Skills in Reading

By Student Achievement Partners

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