In the world of structured literacy, there are few names that are as recognizable as Barbara Wilson. A renowned literacy expert, Barbara Wilson co-founded Wilson Language Training®, an evidence-backed ...

Hilary A Smith is co-convenor of the Languages Alliance Aotearoa NZ and president of Applied Linguistics in Aotearoa New Zealand. She is a past president of the Teachers to Speakers of Other Languages ...

The New Mexico Public Education Department named Bell Elementary School as a Structured Literacy Model School, ranked alongside seven other schools in the state. The PED recently sent out a press ...

Christine Braid consults as a literacy facilitator for Tātai Angitu, Massey University. She received funding from the Ministry of Education for a research project (2015-2017). James Chapman is quoted ...

When districts adopt evidence-based practices like Structured Literacy, it’s often with a surge of excitement and momentum. Yet the real challenge lies not in the initial adoption, but in sustaining ...

Massachusetts is moving toward statewide phonics-based reading instruction, requiring state-approved curricula. Marlborough Public Schools officials say they have already adopted a structured literacy ...

The NAEP results in late 2022 revealed that reading scores fell for both fourth and eighth grade readers as a result of the pandemic. Only 33 percent of fourth graders are reading proficiently, which ...

Drexel University’s School of Education has received a $1.4 million grant from the Wilson-O’Connor Family Foundation to establish a translational research-to-practice hub in an effort to address the ...

Outside, it was summer, but inside John Lewis Elementary School in Macon, Ga. Quantesha Pittman was teaching third graders to build words. "What's that first sound again?" she asked the room of about ...

Learning poverty remains one of the most urgent education challenges of the digital age, limiting millions of students’ ability to read, write, and fully participate in modern knowledge economies.

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, educators and school leaders find themselves facing a growing literacy crisis. Many students experienced learning loss due to virtual education or absence from ...