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Our Favorite Young Adult Books for National Book Lovers’ Day
Thursday, August 4, 2022
YA recommendations from IRRC staff.
Reed to Step Down as Director of the Iowa Reading Research Center
Thursday, May 5, 2022
The IRRC’s director since 2015, Reed made a major impact on literacy education in the state.
Prewriting Strategies May Reduce Apprehension Towards Writing
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Brainstorming, concept mapping, and freewriting can help students organize their thoughts and gain confidence as writers.
Learning English with your Children and Teens: Using a Chore Chart to Practice Overall Fluency
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Planning out the week’s chores provides an excellent opportunity to practice English skills.
Learning English With Your Children and Teens: Practice Paraphrasing With a New Game
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
English learners can have fun with their families and learn a communication strategy by making and playing a card game.
Identifying Phonological Working Memory Struggles and Intervening With Instruction
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Proficiency with phonological working memory is a part of developing other literacy skills.
Supporting Your Children’s and Teen’s Home Learning: Combine Reading Aloud With Guided Play to Develop Listening Comprehension Skills
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Retelling a story with household items and conversation facilitates use of listening comprehension skills.
Learning English With Your Children and Teens: Making and Playing Games to Practice English
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Games like our Word Match reinforce vocabulary instruction in a fun way.
Learning English With Your Children and Teens: Focus on Language Development During Shared Reading
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Keep characteristics like rhyming and other language elements in mind when selecting and reading aloud a book together.
Sisters With a Lot to Give (and Sell) for Dyslexia Support
Thursday, October 7, 2021
Grace, 12, and Sophie, 10, are working hard to fundraise and raise dyslexia awareness.