Reading teachers matter.

There is no nobler act than to teach someone to read.

Literacy is power.

It is the power to work and to provide for oneself and for one’s family; the power to participate in the civic and social life of our society; the power to learn; the power to pursue happiness.

We must be saved by love.

As teachers and parents we know that the literacy we strive to provide cannot be accomplished alone—we need to work together, and therefore we must be saved by love.

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02 August, 2025

What is the Science of Reading?

Blast from the Past: This entry first appeared on November 6, 2021 and was re-issued on August 2, 2025. We’re at the beginning of the 2025-26 school year. Reading scores haven’t recovered from the COVID debacle, too many kids an...

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Teacher’s Question: Dear Dr. Shanahan, I have been searching for research around student testing. Could you point me in the direction of relevant research: Does testing time of the day make a difference? Does it matter if the testing proctor is that student's teacher for that subject? What effect does testing over several days in short bursts have?   With the state test, all grades are tested on the same day at the same time. But our benchmark tests are different. We give those three times a year (a test with four passages and 35 questions, taking about two...

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14 June, 2025

Should Reading Be Taught Whole Class or Small Group?

Blast from the Past: This blog first posted on April 28, 2018, and was re-posted on November 23, 2019. It is now being reposted again (and updated) on June 7, 2025. Original content has been adjusted, new content has been added, and the ori...

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