evidence-based practice

Green graphic with IRRC branding and the portraits of the three Q & A participants Wendy Anderson, Laura Johnson, and Chris Klostermann

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.
Group of students in a classroom participating in a literacy lesson as their teacher reads a book to them on the carpet

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.
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Literacy Professional Development Provides Evidence-Based Practices and Instructional Consistency

Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Greene County Community School District Reading Specialist Julie Neal talks about the IRRC’s structured professional development modules in this Q&A.
Literacy leaders have a meeting about fidelity

The Importance of Fidelity When Implementing Reading Interventions

Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Effective implementation of a literacy initiative that includes interventions calls on teachers to do so as intended, with high fidelity.
Writing a note on a piece of paper with pen at a desk next to a laptop.

What Makes a Literacy Practice Evidence-Based?

Tuesday, June 6, 2017
With what level of confidence can you say a given literacy instructional practice may work to help students in your school or district learn to read? It all depends on the available research and evidence for that practice.

Evidence-Based vs. Research-Based Interventions—Update

Monday, October 12, 2015
Learn the difference between evidence-based and research-based literacy interventions for students.