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How My Reading Practicum Experience Prepared Me to Be a Teacher
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Reflecting on her reading practicum experience, Student Assistant Emily Crandall discusses how it prepared her for student teaching
Teaching Letter-Sound Correspondences and Syllable Types for Word Identification
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Teach students to use a word box to practice letter-sound correspondences or syllables for decoding words.
Text Structure Mapping: A Strategy to Improve Reading Comprehension of Informational Texts
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
An overview of text structures, why they matter for students’ comprehension of informational text, and a deeper look at text structure mapping as an instructional tool.
Turning to Systematic Improvements to Boost Middle School Literacy Achievement
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Grant Wood AEA prepares school teams to facilitate literacy achievement for adolescents with training and assistance from the Iowa Reading Research Center.
Why the 13 Disability Categories Matter When Planning Reading Interventions
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Gain a better understanding of the needs students with different disabilities have and the evidence-based literacy interventions that can help.
Responsibly Incorporating Technology into Literacy Instruction
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Be aware of the limitations and important considerations when utilizing digital tools as part of literacy instruction.
High-Priority Milestones and EL Considerations: A Deeper Look at the Early Literacy Blueprint Initiative
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
More about the Iowa Reading Research Center’s new efforts to foster student achievement through improving literacy instruction.
Zimmerman Named Hammill Institute Fellow
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Iowa Reading Research Center Graduate Assistant Leah Zimmerman named Hammill Institute on Disabilities Doctoral Fellow.
Using Technology to Motivate Young Readers in the Age of Digitalization
Monday, August 27, 2018
Using digital resources to both consume and react to books can motivate children to read more.
New Early Literacy Blueprint Initiative to benefit students through improved instruction
Friday, August 3, 2018
Literacy professional development and reading development milestones to improve literacy instruction students receive.