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The Kind and Colorful World of Venture Town Readers for Second Graders

I have been working in conjunction with Tools 4 Reading’s founder, Dr. Mary Dahlgren, on a new series for second grade readers. Called...

Reflections and Resolutions

Each time I open my Facebook page, I am posed with the question, “What is on your mind?” Often, the response I murmur sarcastically...

Morphological: The New Awareness, Part I

By Dr. Deb Glaser, creator of The Reading Teacher's Top Ten Tools After reading the title of this blog, you probably fell into one of two...

Spellography is Back!

By Louisa Moats, Ed.D. My colleague, Dr. Bruce Rosow, and I have revised, updated, and republished our word study program for...

English Learner Instruction: A Time for Reflection and Moving Forward

By Antonio A. Fierro, Ed.D. This semester marks 30 years for me as an educator. During my entire career, I have been involved in...

Sound Walls: A Tool for Students to Use When Problem Solving

By Mary Dahlgren, Ed.D, Founder of Tools 4 Reading One of the biggest shifts in implementing reading science in classrooms today is the...

Dyslexia Part 2: Be the Change

If you read our previous blog titled Dyslexia Part 1: Myth Busters, you know what science has to say about what dyslexia is and is not....

Dyslexia Part 1: Myth Busters

In the midst of many cultural treasures, reading is by far the finest gem. ~ Stanislas Dehaene (2009) For a significant number of our...

Spelling, Sound Walls, and Sound Chains, OH MY!

Have you ever wondered why your students misspell words (i.e., sgin for the word skin)? In the past, I may have required my students to...

Implementing Sound Walls: It’s as Easy as 1-2-3!

The secret sauce of sound walls is not in what you post on your wall but in how you implement those materials in your daily routines and...