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From Research to Classroom Reality: Bridging the Gap for Teacher Autonomy and Collaborative Learning
Empowering teachers with decentralized, tech-supported literacy PD enhances teacher agency, collaboration, and adapts research to school needs.
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10 Questions Every School and District Leader Should Ask to Unlock the Power of Disciplinary Literacy
Unlock student potential through disciplinary literacy - a gateway to deeper engagement and understanding in all classrooms.
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What can the simple view of reading teach us about disciplinary literacy?
Reading comprehension involves word recognition and language comprehension. Disciplinary literacy adapts these skills to specific subjects.
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Leadership & Organizational Growth
From Research to Classroom Reality: Bridging the Gap for Teacher Autonomy and Collaborative Learning
Empowering teachers with decentralized, tech-supported literacy PD enhances teacher agency, collaboration, and adapts research to school needs.
Read More
Leadership & Organizational Growth
10 Questions Every School and District Leader Should Ask to Unlock the Power of Disciplinary Literacy
Unlock student potential through disciplinary literacy - a gateway to deeper engagement and understanding in all classrooms.
Read More
Coaching Resources & Reflections
Harnessing the Power of Protocols for Capacity-Building in Coaching
Protocols are pivotal in educational coaching, guiding structured discussions. Depending on group trust levels, coaches can use different intensity protocols.
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Research & Policy
Commitment to Knowledge Generation Through Collaboration and Data-Driven Insights
Reading Ways isn't just an educational platform; it's a collaborative community, empowering teachers with research-based strategies.
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Instructional Strategies & Protocols
Teaching Academic Vocabulary Words
How teaching connections between words can help students master academic vocabulary.
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Instructional Strategies & Protocols
Disciplinary Expert and Pedagogical Texts: Implications for Creating Text Sets
Using small excerpts of disciplinary expert text can help enliven disciplinary thinking in classrooms and improve text sets that are being used.
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Instructional Strategies & Protocols
Fostering Critical Thinking: Effective Dialogue Strategies in Middle and High Schools
Classroom discussions and debates are key to developing critical thinking skills. Protocols can foster deep understanding and respectful exchange of ideas.
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Research & Policy
The Many Facets of Critical Disciplinary Literacy
The Many Facets organizes critical disciplinary literacy into three areas: disciplinary thinking, document comprehension, and knowledge building/application.
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Coaching Resources & Reflections
Looking for Support: Adolescent Literacy Interventions
The gaps in the middle and high school literacy research and strategies by the Institute for Education Sciences (IES) and the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC).
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Research & Policy
Constrained and unconstrained skill development: Why it matters for secondary students
Researchers have found the difference between constrained and unconstrained reading skills, still relevant for understanding literacy interventions.
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Research & Policy
Reading Ways Approaches to Building Regional Networks
In 2020, Reading Ways began creating professional learning for literacy education leaders. Now, with a second contract, we're expanding to school leaders.
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Instructional Strategies & Protocols
Area Study Organizer
The Area Study Organizer aids interdisciplinary study by integrating knowledge from cultural/social studies, geography, economics, and political studies.
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Instructional Strategies & Protocols
Elements of Nonfiction Scavenger Hunt
Tailored for various disciplines, The Elements of Nonfiction Scavenger Hunt strategy aids comprehension, encourages engagement and text interaction.
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Instructional Strategies & Protocols
Anticipation Guide
Pre-reading, the Anticipation Guide sparks interest and challenges assumptions. After reading, it helps compare opinions to text, fostering critical thinking.
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Research & Policy
What can the simple view of reading teach us about disciplinary literacy?
Reading comprehension involves word recognition and language comprehension. Disciplinary literacy adapts these skills to specific subjects.
Read More
Instructional Strategies & Protocols
Support Argumentative Writing and Classroom Debate with Organizers
Argumentative writing is challenging for secondary students. Research analyzes middle schoolers' essays, linking connective usage to argument complexity.
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Instructional Strategies & Protocols
Word Generation: Literacy Development Through Academic Language and Discussion
The Word Generation program integrates literacy, argumentation, and vocabulary across subjects, yielding positive results in academic language development.
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Leadership & Organizational Growth
From Research to Classroom Reality: Bridging the Gap for Teacher Autonomy and Collaborative Learning
Empowering teachers with decentralized, tech-supported literacy PD enhances teacher agency, collaboration, and adapts research to school needs.
Read More
Leadership & Organizational Growth
10 Questions Every School and District Leader Should Ask to Unlock the Power of Disciplinary Literacy
Unlock student potential through disciplinary literacy - a gateway to deeper engagement and understanding in all classrooms.
Read More
Coaching Resources & Reflections
Harnessing the Power of Protocols for Capacity-Building in Coaching
Protocols are pivotal in educational coaching, guiding structured discussions. Depending on group trust levels, coaches can use different intensity protocols.
Read More
Coaching Resources & Reflections
Looking for Support: Adolescent Literacy Interventions
The gaps in the middle and high school literacy research and strategies by the Institute for Education Sciences (IES) and the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC).
Read More
Research & Policy
Commitment to Knowledge Generation Through Collaboration and Data-Driven Insights
Reading Ways isn't just an educational platform; it's a collaborative community, empowering teachers with research-based strategies.
Read More
Research & Policy
The Many Facets of Critical Disciplinary Literacy
The Many Facets organizes critical disciplinary literacy into three areas: disciplinary thinking, document comprehension, and knowledge building/application.
Read More
Research & Policy
Constrained and unconstrained skill development: Why it matters for secondary students
Researchers have found the difference between constrained and unconstrained reading skills, still relevant for understanding literacy interventions.
Read More
Research & Policy
Reading Ways Approaches to Building Regional Networks
In 2020, Reading Ways began creating professional learning for literacy education leaders. Now, with a second contract, we're expanding to school leaders.
Read More
Research & Policy
What can the simple view of reading teach us about disciplinary literacy?
Reading comprehension involves word recognition and language comprehension. Disciplinary literacy adapts these skills to specific subjects.
Read More
Instructional Strategies & Protocols
Teaching Academic Vocabulary Words
How teaching connections between words can help students master academic vocabulary.
Read More
Instructional Strategies & Protocols
Disciplinary Expert and Pedagogical Texts: Implications for Creating Text Sets
Using small excerpts of disciplinary expert text can help enliven disciplinary thinking in classrooms and improve text sets that are being used.
Read More
Instructional Strategies & Protocols
Fostering Critical Thinking: Effective Dialogue Strategies in Middle and High Schools
Classroom discussions and debates are key to developing critical thinking skills. Protocols can foster deep understanding and respectful exchange of ideas.
Read More
Instructional Strategies & Protocols
Area Study Organizer
The Area Study Organizer aids interdisciplinary study by integrating knowledge from cultural/social studies, geography, economics, and political studies.
Read More
Instructional Strategies & Protocols
Elements of Nonfiction Scavenger Hunt
Tailored for various disciplines, The Elements of Nonfiction Scavenger Hunt strategy aids comprehension, encourages engagement and text interaction.
Read More
Instructional Strategies & Protocols
Anticipation Guide
Pre-reading, the Anticipation Guide sparks interest and challenges assumptions. After reading, it helps compare opinions to text, fostering critical thinking.
Read More
Instructional Strategies & Protocols
Support Argumentative Writing and Classroom Debate with Organizers
Argumentative writing is challenging for secondary students. Research analyzes middle schoolers' essays, linking connective usage to argument complexity.
Read More
Instructional Strategies & Protocols
Word Generation: Literacy Development Through Academic Language and Discussion
The Word Generation program integrates literacy, argumentation, and vocabulary across subjects, yielding positive results in academic language development.
Read More
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