Articles from September 2025

Image of Lauren Schafer in front of the Lindquist building sign with the caption "Q&A with Lauren Schafer"

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.

student works on writing while teacher watches

New LIFTER Assessments Aim to Improve Student Handwriting Fluency

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Olivia Tonelli

The Iowa Reading Research Center’s LIFTER (Letter Identification and Formation for Transcription and Early Reading) eLearning module and application now include handwriting assessments.