A tool outlining a simple routine for teaching vocabulary in context by helping students hear the word, understand its meaning, see it used in text, and actively engage with it.
Literacy Tools
Ready-to-use, evidence-based literacy tools you can use to bring strong reading instruction to your classroom.
Effective Interventions
Clear, actionable guidance to respond with targeted, high-impact instruction.
5 Steps of "Read Like Us"
A repeated reading routine that builds accuracy, fluency, and expression through practice.
Evidence-Based Practices to Make Learning Stick
Research-backed strategies that help students retain, apply, and transfer learning.
6-Step Routine for Multisyllabic Word Reading
A decoding routine that helps students confidently read longer, more complex words.
Steps to Scaffolding Complex Texts
A tool outlining steps to support student understanding of complex texts through intentional scaffolding and reflection.
At-Home Repeated Reading Routine
An easy-to-follow routine families can use to support reading practice at home.
Comprehension Builds Step by Step
This one-pager shows how comprehension develops as students use different kinds of knowledge to make sense of words, sentences, passages, articles, and books.
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