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Effective Literacy Lesson: Teaching Identification of Cause and Effect Relationships in Texts
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
This video demonstration explains the importance of this comprehension skill and how to teach it.

Kluck and Mechelke Recognized by University of Iowa as Student Employee of the Year Honorees
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Two Iowa Reading Research Center student employees recognized as two of the top student employees on campus.

Learning English With Your Children and Teens: Using Junk Mail to Practice English
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Engage the family with activities that practice English vocabulary, grammar, speaking, and more.

Technically Speaking: What is Causal Inference and Why is it Important?
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
In experimental studies, reading researchers try to establish a connection between a program or type of instruction and students’ reading performance by controlling for other things that might explain the outcomes.

The ABCs of Alphabet Instruction
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Things students should know about letters and why it is important that they know them for reading development.

Implementing a Shared Reading Intervention for Kindergarten Students During Remote Learning
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Hear from the interventionalist from an IRRC evaluation project on her experiences with virtual vocabulary instruction.

The Role of Decodable Readers in Phonics Instruction
Friday, November 27, 2020
For beginning readers, these texts provide a focused and carefully planned opportunity to read words in sentences.

Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Dyslexia and Writing: How Can Caregivers Help?
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Help overcome the writing frustrations of children with dyslexia by using a handful of approaches and incorporating assistive technology.

Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Using Context Clues to Understand New Words
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Learn three types of context clues for understanding vocabulary in a text and download a graphic organizer for children and teens to use when reading.

Research Brief: Predicting Dyslexia With Assessments of Foundational Reading Skills
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Recap of a study about predicting students with reading disabilities, which is crucial to providing needed supports as early as possible.
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