Building a classroom library is about more than just having books. Learn how to create two distinct, purpose-driven libraries for students developing basic reading skills—one for decodable texts to help students build foundational skills and confidence, and another for read-alouds—to help students build their language and background knowledge.

Don't just hire a literacy coach—get your school ready for success. This blog post explores three essential questions to ask about your team's mindset, instructional tools, and practices to ensure your new coach can truly drive literacy improvement. Learn how to prepare your school for the transformative change a literacy coach can bring.

Discover a veteran teacher's 5-minute daily routine for teaching morphology. Learn how to empower middle school students to build vocabulary and decode unknown words using morphemes.

School administrators: Stop hiring solely on knowledge! Discover why values & coachability are crucial for effective education hiring. Get interview tips & tools.

A school leader shares her "3 wishes" focused on hiring, literacy, and innovation. This blog shares insights into their school-wide commitment to literacy instruction across all subjects, which led to remarkable gains in student achievement, particularly in middle school science. Discover how focused leadership and a dedication to literacy transformation can empower any school to achieve significant improvement.

A veteran educator reflects on a long-held question: When do we actually teach kids to read? From well-meaning but misguided advice in college and early teaching to a powerful awakening through the science of reading, a current teacher assistant shares her personal journey towards understanding explicit literacy instruction and the joy of seeing students truly learn to read.

Understand the crucial differences between reading specialist and literacy coach roles during hiring season, and learn how to determine which role would most benefit your school. This guide clarifies the role of each to help schools and candidates find the best fit for literacy success.

Discover the crucial role of school leaders in implementing the Science of Reading. Learn how The Compass School achieved schoolwide literacy transformation and find resources for administrator mentorship and training.

Master spelling with sounds, syllables, & morphemes! Learn evidence-based strategies that build metacognitive spellers. Watch our video for practical tips & improve your students’ literacy skills.

This blog post introduces a free 20-question assessment to evaluate both individual teacher knowledge of the Science of Reading and the school-wide systems necessary for successful implementation, helping educators build a strong foundation for literacy improvement.

Feeling overwhelmed by the Science of Reading and outnumbered by students? This blog post explores a "zone defense" approach to literacy instruction, showing how schools can leverage existing resources to build an "all hands on deck" literacy team and create a collaborative culture.

Learn about 2 resources a veteran middle school teacher uses to introduce morphology to her students, and teach them how to determine the meaning of words through morphemes.

Hear one teacher’s journey into the science of reading and how she administered a nonsense word screener to determine if her students’ struggling reading behaviors were a result of not being able to decode.

The LILS assessment is a diagnostic and progress monitoring tool for educators working with K-12 students who are seeking to learn if students can identify letters (including in various fonts) and know letter sounds.