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Supporting Bilingual Literacy With Access and Empowerment in 2024

The key to supporting bilingual literacy in your schools Literacy Leaders — Bilingual students benefit from certain scaffolding and instructional techniques to access grade-level standards. You already know this, right? Here’s something new for 2024: Kids Read Now is expanding its program to better meet the needs of bilingual students and families. For you, this […]

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The Key to Supporting Bilingual Literacy in your Schools for 2024-2025

Bilingual books help families build reading habits that last As an educator, you play a crucial role in supporting your bilingual learners, helping them thrive in English and Spanish. To help you build their literacy skills across both languages, Kids Read Now is continually expanding our selection of bilingual books for your students to choose

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Read-Alouds for Older Students — Worth it or Waste of Time?

Evaluating the impact of read-alouds for older students (grades 4+) Just as educators like you use data for instructional decision-making, Kids Read Now turned to current research to answer the question: Is reading aloud to students after K-3 really worth it, or are we simply wasting valuable instructional time? Research is clear about the benefits

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Accelerating Reading Progress with High Effect Size – Part 2: Comprehension Influences

Racing toward assessments, literacy leaders can strategically accelerate reading — now! In our previous article, we dipped into the deep well of research studied by John Hattie in his groundbreaking meta-analyses, called Visible Learning. Today, you’ll dive deeper into one of the most important aspects of successful literacy. In fact, it might be the most

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Maximize Literacy in 2024: Find What’s Missing from the Science of Reading in Elementary Education

Setting the stage: A critical look at your fall literacy benchmark data As November winds down, it’s time to turn your attention to the success of the Science of Reading in elementary education. It’s time to look critically at your upcoming fall benchmarking data. These figures are more than mere statistics; they measure the effectiveness

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For the LOVE of reading: A 4-part series with ideas to help develop strong literacy skills (Part 4 of 4)

Educators, parents and caregivers, literacy experts, and school leaders: This series is for you! Kids Read Now is thrilled to present this series on fostering a love of reading from guest author Dr. Wendy Strickler, Assistant Professor in Reading Science and Director of Teacher Advancement Programs at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, Ohio. The

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For the LOVE of reading: A 4-part series with ideas to help develop strong literacy skills (Part 3 of 4)

Educators, parents and caregivers, literacy experts, and school leaders: This series is for you! Kids Read Now is thrilled to present this series on how students develop strong literacy skills from guest author Dr. Wendy Strickler, Assistant Professor in Reading Science and Director of Teacher Advancement Programs at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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For the LOVE of reading: A 4-part series with ideas to help develop strong literacy skills (Part 1 of 4)

Educators, parents and caregivers, literacy experts, and school leaders: This series is for you! Kids Read Now is thrilled to present this series on developing strong literacy skills from guest author Dr. Wendy Strickler, Assistant Professor in Reading Science and Director of Teacher Advancement Programs at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Decades of

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