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Authentic Literacy Lesson: The Great Thanksgiving Listen

Part II of Reading and Writing for Real: Teach your students the power of literacy via interviewing and listening skills, outlined in the Indiana...

Halloween Magnetic Poetry

Kasey Bell from Shake Up Learning brings us this resource that allows students to create their spooky poem or story using Google Drawings. Have your...

R.L. Stine's Writing Program

If you've been looking for a new way to inspire student writers, R.L. Stine's writing program may have just what you need. This two-week program...

Build a Jack-O-Lantern with Slides and Mote

If you're looking for a spooky way to let your students be creative, improve their writing, and brush up on some tech skills, you've got to check out...

Grades 3-8 ELA PLD Map

The ILEARN Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs) reflect the learning paths for assessed standards based on students’ natural progression of skills...

Experts Explain: Assessments for Writing

In this writing session, Dr. Lembke will discuss the basics of using Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) for screening and progress monitoring in...

Reading Universe

Reading Universe will be partnering with IDOE staff to highlight resources in the new Reading Universe collection and provide an in-depth overview of...

Introduction to the Science of Reading: On-Demand Workshop

Dr. Kelly Jean Williams from IU's School of Education presents an overview of the Science of Reading. Slides from this presentationHandout of...

Real Talk: AI and the Teacher's Desk - High School English

We pull back the curtain on what it’s really like to bring AI into our English classrooms. From the “wow” moments to the “oh no” ones, we...

2025 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platforms in Indiana: Project Read

Indiana schools are incorporating AI-powered platforms into their classrooms. The platforms in this series met the vendor requirements for recent...

ParaReading- A Five-Course Series for Paraprofessionals

A set of self-paced courses on successful teaching strategies for paraprofessionals.

What Is the Writing Rope?

In a nod to Scarborough’s Reading Rope, Joan Sedita, the founder and CEO of Keys to Literacy, created a similar framework for writing. The Writing...

Letter Names and Sounds Skill Explainer

Learn how to teach Letters Names & Sounds, when to teach the skill, how to build fluency, how to assess student learning & more. Includes...