R.I.S.E Arkansas Science of Reading Resources

Click on the subskill buttons above to find out more about each stand.

This is a picture of Scarborough's Rope. It describes what students need to become a skilled reader.

Source: Scarborough, H. S. (2001). Connecting early language and literacy to later reading (dis)abilities: Evidence, theory, and practice. In S. Neuman & D. Dickinson (Eds.), Handbook for research in early literacy (pp. 97–110). New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Scarborough's Rope - The Reading Rope was developed by Hollis Scarborough. She is a scientist at Haskins Laboratories. This reading rope consists of two strands. The lower and upper strand. The lower strand deals with Word Recognition. The upper part of the strand deals with language comprehension. More information can be obtained in the video below.

Source: Scarborough’s Reading Rope: A Groundbreaking Infographic

More Resources:

Scraborough's Reading Rope : A Groundbreaking Infographic
A Celebration of Hollis Scarborough's Reading Rope

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