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How Schools Are Addressing the Teacher Shortage With Paraprofessional-Led Reading Intervention?

What Is Causing the Teacher Shortage in 2026?

A major cause of the shortage is teacher attrition. Teacher attrition drives 90% of teacher demand, and about two-thirds of teachers who leave do so for reasons other than retirement.

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Hannah Irion-Frake
Creative Staffing: Using Structured Interventions To Increase Student Support

As science of reading-aligned practices become more commonplace in schools, administrators and educators are seeing an increase in the use of assessment data to drive instructional decision-making. Using screening and diagnostic assessment data to choose an appropriate reading intervention for a student is a key component of a successful Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework. 

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Reading Fluency Strategies for Upper-Elementary and Secondary Students
Reading fluency strategies for upper-elementary and secondary students, plus classroom routines that build accuracy, rate, and prosody.
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Science of Reading Professional Development for Educators
Science of Reading professional development for educators, plus how it compares to balanced literacy and whole language vs. phonics instruction.
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How To Choose a Science of Reading-Aligned Curriculum: The Complete Buyer’s Guide
Learn how to evaluate science of reading curricula with research-based criteria. Compare key features, instructional components, assessments, and implementation support to find the best solution for your students.
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Implementing the Science of Reading in the Classroom
Educators are navigating an urgent and important mission: Ensuring every student becomes a confident, capable reader.
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The 2026 North Carolina Primary Literacy Blueprint: From Training to Mastery
In 2021, North Carolina’s Excellent Public Schools Act set the wheels in motion for elevating explicit, evidence-based instruction and advancing student literacy gains statewide.
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Literacy Intervention for Students: Evidence-Based Solutions That Drive Reading Success
Literacy is the foundation for academic achievement, lifelong learning, and opportunity. Yet many students struggle to develop essential reading and writing skills—often due to gaps in phonics, fluency, vocabulary, or comprehension. Literacy intervention provides targeted, research-based instruction to close those gaps and help every learner reach proficiency. In this article, we’ll explore why literacy intervention matters, what effective intervention looks like, and how Voyager Sopris Learning delivers proven solutions for students from early elementary through secondary grades.
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Understanding and Addressing Dyslexia in the Classroom

Dyslexia is one of the most common learning differences affecting students today—yet it’s also one of the most misunderstood. As awareness grows, educators are increasingly seeking research-based ways to identify, support, and empower students with dyslexia.

Understanding what dyslexia is—and how to address it effectively in the classroom—is essential to ensuring that every learner develops the reading skills and confidence they deserve.

 

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Unlocking Literacy: The Science of Reading & Voyager Sopris Learning’s Evidence-Based Solutions

Reading proficiency is foundational to student success. For decades, educators have searched for instructional methods that reliably help students become fluent, independent readers. Today, the Science of Reading offers a research-based roadmap—and Voyager Sopris Learning is delivering intervention and instructional solutions aligned to that research.

In this blog we’ll dive into:

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