Now's your chance—move your district to Science of Reading instruction and change lives forever. We'll show you how.
What is the Science of Reading?
The Science of Reading refers to the pedagogy and practices proven by extensive research to effectively teach children how to read. To easily understand the complex combination of skills that result in reading fluency, you need two main frameworks: The Simple View of Reading and Scarborough’s Rope.
The Reading Rope, developed by Dr. Hollis Scarborough in 2001, further deconstructs decoding and language comprehension, the two parts of the Simple View of Reading, into explicit skills and instruction.
The Simple View of Reading, formulated by Philip Gough and William Tunmer in 1986, is a scientific theory demonstrating that proficient reading requires two main components.
What should every teacher know about the Science of Reading?
We’ve disseminated all the research into practical pedagogical strategies you can implement in your classroom today.
In agreement with Science of Reading research, there are five main components that are fundamental to reading: phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.
The seven Science of Reading principles every educator should know, based on decades of research on how children best learn to read.
Building your background knowledge of the Science of Reading
We’ve covered the bases, but now it’s time for a deep-dive. Build your background knowledge of what the Science of Reading looks like in practice with the following resources:
These guides walks through how the brain learns to decode and comprehend text, and the patterns the top-performing schools and districts are following to achieve early reading success.
What does a classroom look like when it's based on the Science of Reading?
Subscribe to Science of Reading: The Podcast, share episodes with your teachers, and start a discussion group.
Real educators making the shift
Hear words of wisdom and lessons learned from leaders and experts around the world who are making this crucial shift.
Why it matters
Here are three reasons why your district should make the shift to instruction based on the Science of Reading today.
Now, when more students than ever are at risk, the Science of Reading is ready with the explicit, systematic instruction they need.
In the words of The Reading League, instruction based on the Science of Reading "will elevate and transform every community, every nation, through the power of literacy.”
Research shows that by using instruction based on the Science of Reading, 95% of students—including those with dyslexia—can be taught to read at or approaching grade level.
Leading a Science of Reading adoption
How can you transform your district with Science of Reading instruction? Try this step-by-step process.
With this much on the line, you want to focus on the real deal. But what are the signs of true Science of Reading instruction? Download these tools to guide your evaluation.
What is a Science of Reading system and what does it look like in action? And how do you make the first, or next, step toward implementation? Follow our implementation roadmap, which walks you through the elements of a Science of Reading system and where to start based on where you are on your journey.
Align your literacy programs with the Science of Reading
Strong core instruction grounded in Science of Reading principles is crucial—but in isolation, even that’s not enough. The Science of Reading, a complete and effective literacy system, brings together five key components — assessment, curriculum, intervention, personalized learning, and ongoing professional development—to ensure that the needs of every student are met with aligned, proven, research-based practices.
Assessment should include universal screening, dyslexia screening, and progress monitoring to identify students at risk with actionable data and align instruction to areas of greatest need.
A high-quality core program includes explicit, systematic instruction in foundational skills and a coherent approach to building background knowledge and vocabulary.
Effective personalized learning programs support both remediation and acceleration. They reinforce core instruction and can serve as a supplement to provide teachers with a first taste of the research-based instructional tools.
Intervention should be staff-led and data-driven, with students’ needs clearly identified and frequently monitored.
Give them the same explicit, systematic instruction you want for your students with a program that's grounded in the Science of Reading.
Supporting biliterate and bilingual students with
research-based instruction
More than 3/4 of English learners in public schools throughout the country are Spanish-speaking (NCES, 2021). And like all students, they benefit from research-based instruction that celebrates their existing skills and strengths to help them develop new skills that support their continued growth.
7 Biliteracy Principles to Guide Your Instruction
Learn from our amazing experts as they share out biliteracy principles. ¡Animo!
Did you know?: Assessing the foundational literacy skills of Spanish speakers in their home language is critical for determining their true levels of fluency in both English and Spanish.
Bilingualism is an asset and a cognitive strength. Your core Spanish language arts program should cultivate this by inspiring, engaging, and challenging your students to achieve their highest academic goals, all while building the background knowledge necessary to read with deep comprehension in Spanish.
Amplify’s new biliteracy suite offers high-quality assessment and instruction grounded in the Science of Reading. It supports biliteracy through complete parity with English solutions, honoring elementary students’ first language so they can continue building their literacy in both Spanish and English.
Continue building knowledge in middle school, with the Science of Reading
Your middle schoolers need to build strong foundational skills and an academic knowledge base that will prepare them for success in high school and beyond. Find out how the Science of Reading can help.
Listen to our curriculum experts describe how Science of Reading principles can help your middle schoolers this back-to-school season, while still keeping them on track with rigorous grade-level content.
Download our ebook, "The 7 Research-Based Strategies to Help Middle Schoolers Thrive" and discover how to infuse evidence-based practices into 6-8 literacy instruction.
Watch our free webinar, Unlocking the Middle School Mind, and learn all about the Science of Reading and middle school. Hear from experts and teachers who have driven literacy success in the ELA classrooms and beyond. Certificates of attendance will be awarded!
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