Throughout this article, Ernesto Ortiz Jr., discusses how to begin implementing the Science of Reading in your school district. For anyone who is interested in starting the change process and aligning your building’s reading block and instruction with the evidence base, Ortiz provides some suggestions on where to start.

This document is designed to assist those that are just beginning their journey toward understanding the science of reading. Dr. Mark Seidenberg defines the science of reading “as a body of basic research in developmental psychology, educational psychology, cognitive science, and cognitive neuroscience on reading, one of the most complex human behaviors, and its biological (neural, genetic) bases.

This document discusses evidence for a new era of reading instruction through evidenced based practices. Delivering on the promise of education starts with the mastery of the most fundamental foundational skill—the ability to read. Throughout this document there is a review of the fundamentals of helping children learn to read through supported research.

The recent resurfacing of questions about what constitutes the science of reading is leading to misinformation in the public space that may be viewed by educational stakeholders as merely differences of opinion among scientists. The goals in this paper are to revisit the science of reading through an epistemological lens to clarify what constitutes evidence in the science of reading and to offer a critical evaluation of the evidence provided by the science of reading.

In this PowerPoint by Michelle Elia, she defines the Science of Reading, dispels any myths surrounding it, and reviews the theoretical models critical for developing the “roots” in the Science of Reading.

Throughout this PowerPoint, you will learn how the Science of Reading impacts the Brain, how to explain evidence-based instruction for all students, including those with dyslexia, and how to define and describe the core components of comprehensive literacy.

Throughout this PowerPoint, you will learn how the Science of Reading impacts the Brain, how to explain evidence-based instruction for all students, including those with dyslexia, and how to define and describe the core components of comprehensive literacy.

This website provides PowerPoints, podcasts, articles, and videos on the Science of Reading. There are five parts to this site that break down different areas and why they are so valuable in helping children and adolescents learn to read. This website is full of tons of resources for anyone looking to learn more information on the Science of Reading.

This PowerPoint was created and presented by Kari Roden and Heather Fleming. Throughout this PowerPoint there is a review of the Science of Reading, which includes how the brain learns to read and what gets in the way. There is also information on balanced literacy vs. unbalanced literacy, and finally, the road to comprehension and how to get students there.

In this research article, the author reviews how cognitive science and neuroscience have made enormous progress toward understanding skilled reading, the acquisition of reading skill, the brain bases of reading, the causes of developmental reading impairments and how such impairments can be treated. This article also provides further research on why so many people are still poor readers.

In this article, there is a review of teacher preparation programs and how they are catching up to the scientific evidence on how the brain learns to read. The teacher preparation research group reports from 2019 found that more than half of teacher training programs now teach the “Science of Reading,” compared to 35% in 2013. Throughout this article you will understand why this new method of reading instruction has gotten so popular.

In this practitioners’ guide, renowned reading expert Louisa Moats explains how educators, parents, and concerned citizens can spot ineffective reading programs that surreptitiously hide under the “scientifically-based” banner.

It's a settled science: teaching phonics systematically bridges the gap between research and practice. This video is an overview of how we learn to read and offers evidence-based strategies to take directly back to your students.

Learn about the Simple View of Reading in this interview with reading expert Linda Farrell, part of the Reading Rockets special series, looking at Reading Interventions.

Why do so many students struggle with reading? In a recent radio documentary for APM Reports, Emily Hanford says that the science on how to teach reading is clear, and yet it’s not being used in elementary classrooms today. In this Facebook Live conversation, there is a discussion on what the reading research says, why there’s still debate about how to teach early reading, and what teachers may or may not be learning in their training.

This video looks at how the brain learns to read, a brief neuroscientific overview, an explanation of the language continuum and an insight into the cognitive skills involved in reading. The video refers to how the Fast ForWord family of programmes develop these skills.

Cognitive psychology and neuroscience have begun to dissect the neuronal mechanisms of literacy using brain-imaging techniques. During reading acquisition, our brain circuitry recycles several of its pre-existing visual and auditory areas in order to reorient them to the processing of letters and phonemes. The nature of this "neuronal recycling" process helps explain many of the children's difficulties in learning to read. Our growing understanding of the child's brain has important consequences for how education should be optimally organized.

Reading is a complex process. It requires different areas of the brain to be activated in a coordinated and synchronised way. This video demonstrates the 'working brain' while reading.

“Before this law, we were a whole-language state, now we are committed to the science of reading. We have done a complete 180,” says Stacy Smith, an assistant commissioner at the Arkansas Department of Education. By 2021, every elementary and special education teacher in the state of Arkansas must be proficient in brain-based research on reading. This new mandate has led some colleges of education to change instruction to prepare prospective teachers.

Dr. Jan Hasbrouck reviews reading strategies and how to help children learn how to read. She also reviews the science behind reading that is articulated by many different researchers.

The Science of Reading not only improves literacy outcomes for students, it also empowers educators and helps them achieve goals. Hear more from The Reading League community on how these practices have changed their teaching experiences for the better.

This video provides a brief overview of what is known as the Science of Reading. The presenter explains what the Science of Reading is, how students learn to read, and the best practices around educating students on literacy.