I’m just not a good writer.”It’s a phrase teachers hear too often, usually at the exact moment a writing task is assigned.

Evidence-based reading research, or what many refer to as the Science of Reading, has been a much-discussed topic within the literacy landscape for the past few years. While it may seem like the “next ...

“I can’t tell you the number of kids who have gone from class clown to school captain just because they learned to read,” he tells Inquirer. “We focus on direct instruction when it comes to teaching ...

“When we know better, we do better.” There is something forgiving and medicinal about that teaching mantra. I am regularly realizing that I could have taught something more effectively or that I ...

The education debate in Australia has, for some time now, been marred by the presence of a simple binary: explicit teaching, or direct instruction, versus inquiry-based learning. Simply put, explicit ...

A recipe for using explicit phonics instruction in reading lessons Kandra James, M.A.T., Senior National Director of Literacy Content & Implementation, Curriculum Associates August 30, 2023 Research ...