Teaching Unscripted

Outline of everything a literacy coach needs to know about the literary curriculum, evidence-based literacy instruction, and assessment.

The first few weeks of school are crucial to setting the tone, establishing community, and forming authentic connections with students. Start with low stakes; look for small, meaningful opportunities to make a big impact; take time to build community and trust; establish short, kid-friendly community agreements; think outside the box; and design the classroom as a team!

How can we turn student curiosity into meaningful inquiry?

Our first-day activities need to help students know one another and feel safe at the same time. Here’s how.

Literacy trails can put students' senses to work outdoors, help them observe their surroundings, complete challenges, and experience the enjoyment of being outside. 

Explore what’s new in Saxon Reading Foundations and how these updates reflect the most current science of reading research.

Real listening has to be informed by what we know, by what we are learning, and by our desire to actually hear what our students, communities, and partners are telling us.

Ten suggestions on how teachers can help students build background knowledge.

Structured prompts on reading around the text, craft and structure, and representation and perspective.

Can your students spot misinformation before it spreads?

Jump Rope Readers are now officially included in the UFLI Foundations Decodable Text Guide, affirming their alignment with one of the most trusted phonics-based instructional frameworks in education.

Assets-based philosophies for teaching multilingual learners intentionally builds upon the values, lived experiences, language patterns, and background knowledge students bring and sees them as strengths and advantages rather than hinderances.

Discover how structured classroom routines enhance math intervention by supporting student confidence, fluency, engagement, and long-term success.

New book series from Heinemann called Moonlit Mountain Readers designed to support student engagement and drive foundational skill development.

How can we help students move from general understanding to pinpointing an author's exact position?

Great coaching is not rigid, but multifaceted, and responsive to each teacher’s unique needs.

Reading strategies have a substantial research base, supports all reading skills, support explicit teaching, map skills to progression, help students set a purpose for reading, support increased complexity, and support standards.

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