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MASTER COPY (6/17/25): COACHING -Assessments Related to Literacy Instruction

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ARCOLA 6.24.25: 3 HOUR Foundations of Reading ICLP

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Check out this Presentation designed by Amy Magers.

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High-Impact Word Selection Checklist Printable

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High-Impact Word Selection Checklist Printable

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Discover an effective instructional strategy to enhance syntax support in the classroom. This approach simplifies complex grammatical concepts, making them more accessible for students. Using this …

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2024 Back to School Series - Syntax to Support Comprehension

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Learn how to teach Inferencing, when to teach the skill, how to build fluency, how to assess student learning & more. Includes sample lesson plans.

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Teacher Professional Learning | Literacy, Math | MTSS

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Data Entry Forms: Assessing Reading: Multiple Measures, Revised 2nd Edition - Teacher Professional Learning | Literacy, Math | MTSS

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Assessing Reading: Multiple Measures, Revised 2nd Edition provides a collection of tests for the comprehensive assessment of skills related to reading. These assessments can help identify why a student is having reading difficulty, determine what the next step in instruction should be to remediate that difficulty, and monitor progress throughout the course of instruction.

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Iowa Reading Research Center - The University of Iowa

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Much like reading, writing is not a skill we are born with, so students need to be taught these concepts in a systematic and explicit manner. As a result of handwriting instruction, students learn letter shapes and letter sounds-two skills closely related to early reading development. Focusing on letter identification and formation, LIFTER gives students the building blocks they will need to become proficient writers and readers.

A Supplement to Core Instruction

LIFTER is intended to supplement core instruction in pre-kindergarten and elementary classrooms. Nationally, elementary teachers often report that they have received limited to no preparation on how to effectively teach handwriting, and their students receive minimal instruction on handwriting ( Graham, Collins, Ciullo, 2023 ; Troia & Graham, 2017 ). In Iowa, the districts we have partnered with report the need for better supports to teach this critical skill.

In addition, when teachers do provide handwriting instruction to their students, their reading curriculum often teaches letters in a different sequence than their handwriting curriculum. This can result in a heavy lift for students trying to learn two competing sequences of letters at the same time.

LIFTER offers a solution to these concerns. When using LIFTER, educators control the sequence of letters they will teach, allowing them to align the tool to their reading curriculum. With LIFTER's flexible functionality and comprehensive, accompanying eLearning module, educators unlock the knowledge and materials they need to provide effective handwriting instruction to their students.

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Literacy LIFTER: Letter Identification and Formation for Transcription and Early Reading

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Iowa Reading Research Center - The University of Iowa

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CLIFTER (Cursive Letter Identification and Formation for Transcription and Early Reading) is a free tool designed to empower educators and caregivers in supporting students’ cursive handwriting and early reading skills. Given the close connection between learning cursive letter formation and spelling words, CLIFTER materials not only include instruction and practice for individual letters but also for spelling words. This includes materials such as video models of letter and word formation as well as downloadable student worksheets.

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The purpose of the Dyslexia Handbook is to provide information and guidance for educational professionals, school leaders, families, guardians, and students themselves on the subject of dyslexia.

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Blank Interactive Word Wall (Concept Map) Print & Laminate! 

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Blank Interactive Word Wall (Concept Map) Print & Laminate! 

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10 Maxims: What We've Learned So Far About How Children Learn to Read 

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10 Maxims: What We've Learned So Far About How Children Learn to Read 

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Over the last 50 years, there's been a vast outpouring of research about reading development, drawing on insights from neuroscientists, psychologists, linguists, speech pathologists, educators and other experts. I'm sometimes asked to summarize, in plain language, what we've learned so far. These ten maxims represent my best attempt at doing that.

This may seem like a fool's errand, because no set of maxims can fully convey the scope or the nuance of thousands of studies. I hope nevertheless that these maxims might be useful in crystallizing some of the most essential findings. In collaboration with some outstanding researchers and practitioners, I've compiled a selective list of studies that underlie each of the ten maxims. The research behind the maxims addresses a wide range of individual differences in reading development, reading difficulties and reading instruction. Taken as a whole, the studies encompass children identified as having dyslexia and other learning disabilities as well as children who struggle with reading as a result of inadequate instruction. Many of the studies also include proficient readers.

Because these maxims are very broad, there is of course more to say about specific sub-populations of students with distinct strengths and needs. I encourage advocates for these students to formulate additional maxims that are not adequately covered by these first ten. Any additions should be in clear, consumer-friendly language and supported by cited studies that report relevant empirical findings.

The overarching message is that learning to read is a complex process involving multiple abilities, skills, and knowledge. Each is essential but none is sufficient on its own.

With that as prologue, here are my ten maxims:

1. Almost all children learn to speak naturally; reading and writing must be taught.

2. Literacy begins at birth. It is root ed in early social interactions and experiences that include regular exposure to oral language and print. Strong roots tend to produce stronger readers.

3. All good readers are good decoders. Decoding should be taught until children can accurately and independently read new words. Decoding depends on phonemic awareness : a child's ability to identify individual speech sounds. Decoding is the on-ramp for word recognition .

4. Fluent readers can instantly and accurately recognize most words in a text. They can read with expression and at an appropriate rate for their age. Reading fluency requires comprehension AND it supports comprehension.

5. Comprehension-the goal of reading-draws on multiple skills and strengths, including a solid foundation of vocabulary and background knowledge.

6. One size does not fit all: use student data to differentiate your instruction.

7. Direct, systematic instruction helps students develop the skills they need to become strong readers. Indirect, three-cueing instruction is unpredictable in its impact on word reading and leaves too much to chance.

8. These maxims apply to English Learners/Emergent Bilinguals, who often need extra support to bolster their oral language as they learn to read and write in a new language.

9. We should support students who speak languages or dialects other than General American English at home, by honoring their home language and by giving them expanded opportunities to engage with General American English text.

10. To become good readers and writers, students need to integrate many skills that are built over time.

With appreciation to Kelly Butler, Claude Goldenberg, and Noel Gunther.

Contributors: Jane Ashby, Louise Dechovitz, Linda Diamond, Jan Hasbrouck, Kari Kurto, and Julie Washington
Read the research behind the maxims.

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10 Maxims: What We've Learned So Far About How Children Learn to Read

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Over the last 50 years, there's been a vast outpouring of research about reading development, drawing on insights from neuroscientists, psychologists, linguists, speech pathologists, educators and other experts. I'm sometimes asked to summarize, in plain language, what we've learned so far. These ten maxims represent my best attempt at doing that.

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SPELLING DICTATION PROCEDURE (1) (1).pdf

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In this video, we break down what Elkonin Boxes are, why they are essential for developing early reading skills, and how to effectively use them with students of all ages and abilities. Learn how t…

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Decoding Strategy for Multisyllabic Words

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Help students master the decoding of multisyllabic words with this step-by-step strategy. By teaching students how to break down longer words into manageable chunks, this approach enhances both wor…

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The ability to see a word and know how to pronounce it without consciously thinking about it

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The Noun Project - Helpful for Visuals! 

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The Noun Project - Helpful for Visuals! 

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Noun Project: Free Icons & Stock Photos for Everything

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Noun Project has the most diverse collection of free icons and stock photos. Download SVG and PNG. Over 5 million art-quality icons and free photos.

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Learning about the building blocks of words can help you make sense of unfamiliar words.

Differentiated vocabulary for your students is just a click away.

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Please enable JavaScript for this site to work properly. Learning about the building blocks of words can help you make sense of unfamiliar words. Differentiated vocabulary for your students is just a click away.

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Want to level up your students spelling accuracy and phonics knowledge? Watch this short video about spelling dictation. In this model, students practice listening, writing, and recalling spelling …

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Master an easy yet powerful instructional strategy to support students with morphology in the classroom! This approach simplifies the teaching of word structures, making it easier for students to u…

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2024 Back to School Series - Rapid Automatic Practice

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Access Google Sheets with a personal Google account or Google Workspace account (for business use).

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View the results of the updated 2017 study on oral reading fluency (ORF) by Jan Hasbrouck and Gerald Tindal, with compiled ORF norms for grades 1-6. You'll also find an analysis of how the 2017 norms differ from the 2006 norms.

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Educators choose specific phonics skills for practice, students choose any topic they want (like really, anything), and Decodable Reads writes a high-quality story - in seconds!

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Create custom decodable materials with your Science of Reading students

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A digital version of our Morpheme Mat that simplifies the teaching of word structures, making it easier for students to understand and apply morphological concepts.

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A digital version of our Morpheme Mat that simplifies the teaching of word structures, making it easier for students to understand and apply morphological concepts. Learn how to use our digital mor…

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Using Bases & Affixes to Develop Vocabulary in Students of All Ages

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We can individualize our support to your needs. Remember: it is always Low Stakes & Confidential

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Practical ideas & activities to bring literacy best practices to your classroom.

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- TRACY WHITE WEEDEN, Ed.D., President and CEO, Neuhaus Education Center

" An accessible and appealing book that is chock-full of useful and doable strategies for building the foundation necessary for reading proficiency. Lindsay Kemeny has created a window into the what and how of effective instruction, while articulating the why that should drive the 'moves' of all reading teachers. "

" This book is pure gold! In what feels like a conversation with your most knowledgeable teacher friend, Lindsay Kemeny expertly weaves together reading research and practical suggestions for the classroom. 7 Mighty Moves should be required reading for teaching early literacy. "

- KATE WINN, teacher, structured literacy presenter, and host of IDA Ontario's Reading Roadmap Podcast

- PAM KASTNER, Ed.D., State Lead for Literacy, Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN)

- STEPHANIE A. STOLLAR, Ph.D., founder of the Reading Science Academy

- ERNESTO ORTIZ, JR., Ed.D., senior literacy engagement specialist, AIM Institute for Learning & Research

- NANCY CHAPEL EBERHARDT, educational consultant and co-author of Sortegories and Syntax: Knowledge to Practice

- MARGARET GOLDBERG, teacher and co-founder of the Right to Read Project

"A university professor is a teacher of teachers. Lindsay Kemeny is a teacher's teacher. In 7 Mighty Moves , she invites us into her classroom and generously shares the what , how , and why in this accessible book that bridges the research-to-practice gap. School administrators will also find valuable information as they move in a new direction."

- FAITH BORKOWSKY, literacy consultant and author of Failing Students or Failing Schools? and the "If Only I Would Have Known..." series

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7 Mighty Moves: Research-Backed, Classroom-Tested Strategies to Ensure K-to-3 Reading Success (The Science of Reading in Practice)

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In this no-nonsense guide, primary reading expert and classroom teacher Lindsay Kemeny shares seven ways K-3 teachers can modify what they are currently doing to transform their reading instruction. Each chapter focuses on a critical area of foundational reading-from the most efficient ways to te...

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Use the Taxonomy of Intervention Intensity to review & catalogue the current interventions you have. This can help you determine a starting point for choosing the correct intervention for your students or highlight gaps you might have in your current interventions.

This is a "view only sheet". Make a copy and work together on one copy as a school, so everybody has the same information.

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Copy of Intervention Review by Taxonomy LDA 2025

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Improve sound-symbol relationships with the auditory drill, a powerful phonemic awareness exercise. Students listen to specific sounds and respond with the correct letters or letter combinations, reinforcing their understanding of phonics. Access a printable template to use in your classroom https://tinyurl.com/ILSLDSPAuditoryDrill

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Improve sound-symbol relationships with the auditory drill, a powerful phonemic awareness exercise. Students listen to specific sounds and respond with the correct letters or letter combinations, reinforcing their understanding of phonics. Access a printable template to use in your classroom https://tinyurl.com/ILSLDSPAuditoryDrill

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For our youngest readers, especially those finding word recognition tricky, a simple strategy can make all the difference. This clear and effective procedure equips them to decode unfamilar words i…

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In this video, we break down what Elkonin Boxes are, why they are essential for developing early reading skills, and how to effectively use them with students of all ages and abilities. Learn how t…

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Word chaining is an effective instructional routine where students practice changing sounds in words, one at a time, helping them connect sounds to letters while reinforcing phonics patterns. It is perfect for small group instruction or intervention, and this routine is aligned to the Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan. It also supports explicit, systematic phonics and spelling instruction. Access a printable template to use in your classroom https://tinyurl.com/ILSLDSPWordChaining

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Word chaining is an effective instructional routine where students practice changing sounds in words, one at a time, helping them connect sounds to letters while reinforcing phonics patterns. It is perfect for small group instruction or intervention, and this routine is aligned to the Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan.