The Science of School Leadership
As elementary schools shift from a balanced literacy focus to a Science of Reading focus, principals are often unclear about what types of feedback they should provide to teachers. Yet instructional feedback is a key element to increasing literacy scores in our schools. In this webinar, Pati Montgomery delves into some of the critical instructional components that should be a part of “look-fors” for elementary principals.
Webinar downloads and resources are found HERE.
The Science of Reading 2.0
Local Work With A Global Reach
"Compelling evidence from a convergence of reading research clearly indicates that approximately 95% of all students can be taught to read at or approaching grade level proficiency in grades 1 and 2.
Jan Hasbrouck, Ph.D. Updated June, 2023
Preventing the unnecessary pain of reading failure
Read Washington is a 501c3 nonprofit established to provide professional development opportunities, based on the science of reading, so every student becomes a skilled and confident reader. Working together, we can prevent the unnecessary pain of reading failure.
The Seattle Times
How do you move the needle on literacy? This Eastside city is retraining teachers
Joy Resmovits, Seattle Times, April 18, 2022
Fed up with lackluster reading scores, Wenatchee schools turned to science
Dahlia Bazzaz, Seattle Times, April 17, 2022
Read Washington in the News
Seattle Times: What, exactly, does science say about reading instruction?
Katherine Long, Special to the Seattle Times
For the last 40 years, scientists across a number of disciplines have studied how our brains turn abstract symbols, or letters, into words — in short, how we learn to read. Full Story
Katherine Long and Anne Hillman, Seattle Times
How is this “science of reading” type of instruction different from what’s being used in Seattle-area districts? To help answer that question, we’re going to host a weeklong, online forum on The Seattle Times website. We’ll take your questions about how reading is taught, and pose them to some of the Pennsylvania educators who contributed to the Dec. 1 story and to local educators who are trying to make similar changes. Full Story
New group informs educators about the science of reading, teaching methods
Ashley Gross, KNKX
The most recent data from a national assessment show that only 39% of 4th graders in Washington state are proficient at reading. A new group formed by teachers in the Puget Sound region aims to improve that percentage. Full Story
What happened when schools used science to revamp how reading is taught
Katherine Long, Special to the Seattle Times
Excerpt: “Teachers are hungry” for this information, said Julie Bedell, president of the new nonprofit ReadWA and a second-grade teacher at Seattle’s Coe Elementary, in an email. Full Story
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