This viewpoint by Sharon Walpole shares a theory of change on how adoption of high quality instructional materials coupled with effective teacher coaching and systems can lead to achievement.

This website page from Massachusetts DESE shares multiple research studies demonstrating the importance of students engaging with complex text on a daily basis and includes information about culturally responsive practice, building vocabulary and knowledge, and leveraging linguistic assets for multilingual learners.

This is a comprehensive book with research-based best practices, video clips of effective teaching, and a comprehensive Reading and Writing Handbook to empower educators.

The Thomas B. Fordham Institute study shows that an extra 30 minutes of social studies is linked to better reading comprehension for elementary students. The research underscores the importance of background knowledge and subject-specific vocabulary in reading development.

To reflect and affirm culturally diverse students' identities and experiences, early childhood educators must provide learning opportunities that celebrate all communities. Educators identified five frameworks for fostering an environment that allows for culturally responsive teaching. Centering this framework in the research, this article offers advice on implementing this pedagogy in order to provide all students with a holistic and rich education.

This review examined 69 studies on 51 programs, identifying positive outcomes in tutoring, cooperative learning, whole-school approaches, and writing-focused methods. Programs emphasizing social studies/science, structured strategies, and personalized/group rotation approaches also showed positive impacts. However, additional reading periods and technology did not yield significant advantages. Socially and cognitively engaging instruction is crucial for secondary readers.

This study conducted a meta-analysis to examine the impacts of integrated literacy and content-area instruction on vocabulary and comprehension outcomes in K-5. The analysis included 35 quasi-experimental studies, and the results showed significant positive effects for vocabulary, comprehension, and content knowledge highlighting the benefits of combining literacy and subject-area instruction.

A study of 30 core kindergarten teachers implementing Tier 1 instruction with their 215 students over multiple years. Using the personal connections strategy, which are teacher-initiated prompts that help students connect their experiences to the learning of new words, can support knowledge-building conversations around words and can be combined with other evidence-based vocabulary learning practices.

An interview with Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop that shares her work and thoughts about the importance of diverse children's literature: books that serve as mirrors reflecting their identities, windows offering insights into others' lives, and sliding glass doors encouraging exploration of different perspectives.

This guide provides education practitioners with concrete recommendations for implementing foundational skills reading instruction into their practices in order to build their students' foundational reading skills effectively. The guide offers four, research-backed recommendations that will positively impact students' growth.

This document outlines guidance around foundational skills that are necessary to incorporate in K-2 reading instruction. Foundational skills include: print concepts, phonological awareness, phonics and word recognition, and fluency. Educators should utilize this guide along with already developed instructional materials in order to apply these skills into practice.