Curriculum and Instruction
Curricular materials tell us what to teach, and instruction informs us of the best way to teach. This section includes information about both the "what" and "how" of evidence-based teaching.
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- Differentiated Reading Instruction
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Basics
- Effective Reading Instruction
- Instructional Coaching
- Knowledge in the Classroom
- RTI and Reading: Response to Intervention in a Nutshell
- Ten Myths About Learning to Read
For parents
- How Do I Know a Good Early Reading Program When I See One?
- Classwide Peer Tutoring: Information for Families
For teachers
- A Critical Analysis of Eight Informal Reading Inventories
- Using Peer Tutoring to Facilitate Access
- Finding the Right Book Level: PALS Equivalencies
- Knowledge in the Classroom
- An Example of the 90 Minute Reading Block
For principals
- Principal as Instructional Leader: Designing a Coaching Program That Fits
- What Principals Can Do to Help Students Become Good Readers
- Elementary Principals' Group Calls for Focus on Leading Instruction
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Research
- Teaching Reading Is Rocket Science: What Expert Teachers of Reading Should Know and Be Able to Do
- What Education Schools Aren't Teaching About Reading and What Elementary Teachers Aren't Learning
- Effective Schools and Accomplished Teachers: Lessons About Primary-grade Reading Instruction in Low-income Schools