Topic: Reading

Comprehension is the heart of literacy instruction and targeting it during whole-group literacy time ensures that all students are building the skills they need to become thoughtful, engaged readers.

Young children love to learn and use new words. How do we tap into this natural curiosity and excitement to support vocabulary development?

Selecting students for small-group reading instruction is a critical decision that requires a thoughtful and data-driven approach.

Jennifer Serravallo joins the Heinemann Podcast to detail the brand new Reading Strategies Book 2.0 and share her thinking that went into this new edition.

Guided reading nurtures strong readers and plays a pivotal role in helping young learners become confident and capable readers.

Small-group reading lessons have the potential to transform students into confident and skilled readers.

The study of 100-word stories teaches students to identify a story’s intrinsic architecture.

This week on the podcast, Kylene Beers joins to share what's new in the second edition of When Kids Can't Read.

The audiobook of The Literacy Studio: Redesigning the Workshop for Readers and Writers

As educators, we all want our students to have the skills and insights needed to navigate the world outside of their classroom. In this mission, the significance of relevance in reading cannot be understated.

Pre-reading scaffolds are powerful tools that can equip struggling readers with the skills and confidence they need to navigate and comprehend text.

Tips to help you adapt your reading workshop to support multilingual language learners.

Emergent Reading, Engagement, Print Work, and Fluency are some of the most important reading goals we work on with our students. Learn more about these four pillars of reading instruction.

Shared reading sparks joy, inquiry, student talk and agency. Shared reading is more engaging and impactful than any other whole-class literacy instruction.

Comprehension is not about spitting out facts and filling in blanks. Comprehension is about understanding. And reading is not merely about word calling. Reading is about thinking.

The audiobook of Literacy Moves Outdoors: Learning Approaches for Any Environment read by the author Valerie Bang-Jensen

These five strategies highlight the interconnectedness of comprehension, conversation, writing, and vocabulary in fostering a deep understanding of texts.

Providing young children with lots of opportunities and encouragement to read unfamiliar books helps them to become adventurous, confident readers who are highly engaged meaning-makers.