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Staff Picks: Cozy Thanksgiving Reads
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Staff members at the Iowa Reading Research Center share some of their favorite books with themes of gratitude to celebrate Thanksgiving.
New Training Grant Prepares Professionals to Support Students With Diverse Needs
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Project I-CORE will provide 14 education professionals with comprehensive training in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to support students with disabilities.
Literacy Is Every Subject—Social Studies
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Collaborative strategic reading (CSR) is a research-based, whole-group comprehension strategy that has been linked to improvements in comprehension of expository texts, such as those in social studies classes.
How Does Teachers’ Knowledge of Reading Contribute to Student Learning?
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
An overview of the research on teacher knowledge, the assessments used to measure it, and its impact on student literacy success.
Reconceptualizing Challenges as Learning Opportunities With Caleb Ferring
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Caleb Ferring is a teacher and wrestling coach in Waukon who discovered he had characteristics of dyslexia after taking the Iowa Reading Research Center’s Dyslexia Overview eLearning module.
Learning the Science of Reading: Q & A With a First-Year Teacher
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Lauren Schafer, a special education teacher in her first year of teaching, shares her experience with preparing for the classroom.
New LIFTER Assessments Aim to Improve Student Handwriting Fluency
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
The Iowa Reading Research Center’s LIFTER (Letter Identification and Formation for Transcription and Early Reading) eLearning module and application now include handwriting assessments.
Data-Based Instruction Supports Early Writing Skills
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Training in data-based individualization has benefits for both teachers and students.
Literacy Is Every Subject—Science
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Teaching vocabulary using Semantic Feature Analysis can help students learn science concepts.
New Practice Assessment Strengthens Teacher Knowledge of the Science of Reading
Monday, August 18, 2025
The Iowa Reading Research Center's new practice assessment provides teachers with an opportunity to apply critical concepts from the science of reading.
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