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The Institute of Education Sciences developed a website for families: Supporting Your Child’s Reading at Home. The site is packed with information, activities, and video examples for supporting children in kindergarten through third grade at home.
Videos
How The Brain Learns to Read (Includes Dyslexia)
Understanding How Attention, Memory & Cognition Work
The Science of Thinking.mp4How Does Writing Fit Into The Science of Reading?
Resources from The MA Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
The MA Literacy Guide highlights 4 key shifts from outdated to evidence-based literacy practices:
Shift #1: Provide explicit, systematic instruction in foundational skills to every child.
Common misconceptions: Only some students need phonics; Some words can’t be decoded and must be memorized.
Shift #2: Build comprehension by engaging all students in complex, topically connected text sets.
Common misconception: Students should work on comprehension in texts at their “instructional level.”
Shift #3: Use small-group reading time to target foundational skills or comprehension of complex text.
Common misconception: Reading with leveled text is the best use of small group time.
Shift #4: Provide time on all aspects of literacy (reading, writing, speaking & listening), every day.
Common misconception: In grades K-3, phonics needs to be the focus and should be the vast majority of instruction.
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