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Many things changed with the “New Normal” that emerged as the Covid- 19 pandemic subsided. But the science of reading, how to help children efficiently develop reading skills, hasn’t changed. A recent evaluation of learning loss found that while some schools have...

Some English words are hard to read because they don’t follow the rules. These tricky words might be irregularly spelled or vary in how they sound. They might be controlled by another letter (e.g., “bossy” r or l), contain silent...

You may have heard of the pre-reading skill phonological awareness, but do you know about its precursor, phonological sensitivity? Although both are sound-based, oral language skills that similarly support reading development, they are different. Phonological...

Teachers have many different tools for developing students’ reading skills (e.g., curriculum strategies, tactics learned through professional development or experience). Considering the increasing number of products circulating in schools, a well-known reading...

Do you use think alouds in your literacy instruction? Decades of research have shown that helping students become strategic in their thinking improves how they learn. Although often confused, think alouds and modeling are not the same thing. Think alouds reveal how to...

One of the biggest requests from the Nov 13 & 14 webinars was a link to the presentation recording. After or while viewing the recording please consider signing up for CBMSkills today if you haven’t already created your free teacher account. To learn more about...

New partnership between Behavioral Research and Teaching (BRT) at the University of Oregon and SoapBox Labs makes it easy for educators to ensure a successful reading journey for young students. EUGENE, OREGON – Today, Behavioral Research and Teaching (BRT) at the...