The IRRC is releasing new resources to facilitate communication between teachers and caregivers about student literacy data.

Teachers can use data to guide instructional decisions in Tier 1 settings.

Educators can use data-based decision-making to inform instructional practices and improve student outcomes.

Researcher Daisy Pelletier discusses her work on student reading motivation and its implications for parents and teachers.

Our staff members share their favorite book series from childhood.

Pelletier et al. (2024) examine different sources and forms of reading support and their impacts on students’ reading motivation.

Measuring fidelity of implementation can help educators understand if an intervention is working as intended.

We summarize research on the relationship between fidelity of implementation and student reading outcomes.

November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)! Learn tips for staying motivated during long writing projects.

While more research is needed on cursive handwriting instruction, here is what we know about when to teach cursive and what components can make cursive instruction particularly effective.