Give learners a map, a walking stick, and a flashlight. Shine a light on the phonetic patterns within words.

Have you noticed one of your older students struggling with the pronunciation of longer, more complex words?

Have you wondered why the image representing the Multitier System of Supports (MTSS) model is shaped like a triangle not a rectangle, circle, or oval?

This was the year it seemed that everyone was talking about the Science of Reading! Even though it’s a body of research that began fifty years ago, this was the year it broke through as one of the most talked-about topics in education.

I have a favorite teacher quote from the book, Thank You, Mr. Falker, by Patricia Polacco. This is the first book I read with my third-grade students each year.

Evidence-aligned practices are methods that have been demonstrated to be effective and lend themselves to replication to other groups, organizations, and contexts. There is a vast, interdisciplinary body of scientifically based research about reading and issues related to reading and writing (The Reading League, 2022).