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Education Endowment Foundation for Improving Literacy in Secondary Schools

According to the Education Endowment Foundation, through their synthesis of international educational research, these seven evidence-based...

Improving Literacy in Seconday Schools Self-Assessment

The Education Endowment Foundation has developed a self-assessment tool for this purpose. Combining this self-assessment tool with other means of...

Building Vocabulary and Conceptual Knowledge Using the Frayer Model

Using the Frayer model, teachers are able to intentionally incorporate the four elements of vocabulary instruction for tier two and tier three terms:...

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...

How Do Early Language Experiences Contribute to a Child’s Ability to Read?

In the video, from the National Center on Improving Literacy, the speaker explains how a child's ability to read is greatly influenced by their...

Imagination Library Family Resources - All Ages

Each month, Imagination Library mails participating children a free book. To support a love of reading and increase enjoyment, these family guides...

Imagination Library Family Resources for Children Born in 2022

Each month, Imagination Library mails participating children a free book. To support a love of reading and increase enjoyment, these family guides...

Imagination Library Family Resources for Children Born in 2021

Each month, Imagination Library mails participating children a free book. To support a love of reading and increase enjoyment, these family guides...

Imagination Library Family Resources for Children Born in 2020

Each month, Imagination Library mails participating children a free book. To support a love of reading and increase enjoyment, these family guides...

Imagination Library Family Resources for Children Born in 2019

Each month, Imagination Library mails participating children a free book. To support a love of reading and increase enjoyment, these family guides...

Imagination Library Family Resources for Children Born in 2023

Each month, Imagination Library mails participating children a free book. To support a love of reading and increase enjoyment, these family guides...

Word Recognition: Phoneme/Grapheme Knowledge and Orthographic Mapping Part II

The decoding strand of the reading rope addresses how readers recognize words. The alphabetic principle states letters and letter patterns...

The Knowledge Gap: What It Is and How to Narrow It

This presentation, facilitated by Natalie Wexler, author of The Knowledge Gap, will explain why it’s important to start building knowledge early...

Repeated Read Alouds

This article from Reading Rockets provides details and benefits of repeated interactive read alouds in preschool and kindergarten. 

Logging Students In on Epic!

This short tutorial will help guide you in how to log students into Epic!  Epic! is a free digital library for students and classroom teachers with...

INSPIRE Homework Resources for Grades K-5 Tutorial

Are you looking for a place for students to conduct research? Perhaps your child needs a new place for books to read for pleasure. Check out INSPIRE!...

INSPIRE Homework Resources for Grades 9-12 Tutorial

Are you looking for a place for students to conduct research? Perhaps your child needs a new place for books to read for pleasure. Check...

INSPIRE Homework Resources for Grades 6-8 Tutorial

Are you looking for a place for students to conduct research? Perhaps your child needs a new place for books to read for pleasure. Check...

2020 6th Grade Literacy Framework

Translating literacy standards into high-quality instruction can be a daunting task. This framework from the Indiana Department of Education is...

Global Digital Library: Library Books

The Global Digital Library (GDL) is an amazing resource for elementary educators to find free books in various languages. The GDL collects existing...