While educators play a vital role in teaching literacy, the support and involvement of family members and caregivers are just as crucial.

Summer learning presents a unique chance to focus on specific areas of academic growth and provide students with the tools they need to excel.

Reading fluency is a crucial skill that empowers students to effectively comprehend and engage with texts. Literacy coaches are here to provide support.

Decodable books allow readers to immediately apply their letter/sound skill knowledge to connected texts. But not all decodable books are created equal.

While the long vacation can provide much-needed rest and relaxation, it’s important to provide proper support to keep their skills sharp and their learning on the right path to avoid losing progress. 

By engaging in learning activities that encourage literacy skill building, students can avoid summer slide, and even make gains.

Educators know that every minute of class time is precious, especially for time spent on literacy. Yet sometimes, the conversation about how to make use of those limited minutes can feel overwhelming.

In the current moment of ensuring our literacy practices are evidence-based, we can’t forget that children learn to read best when they’re having fun—when the experience is awesome. 

Students often lose the learning gains they’ve made over the school year while on summer break, studies show. The summer learning loss phenomena, unfortunately, can be one of the downfalls of a restful vacation.

Poetry—with its economy of language and endless possibilities—injected joy and agency into the process of writing about reading.