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A Close Look at Close Reading
Every content area has complex material that students need to be able to analyze. Explore what close reading looks like for teachers, with their students, and with the complex texts they already use in their classrooms.
Back-to-School Spotlight: Resources for Improving Outcomes for All Learners
This Back-to-School Spotlight features resources to help educators address issues such as improving literacy, teaching math to English Learners, and promoting attendance.
Building Opportunities in Literacy and Beyond with Reading Apprenticeship
Explore how six educators leverage Reading Apprenticeship to enhance student literacy in their classrooms.
Equity and Student Literacy Outcomes: Q&A with Linda Friedrich
Reading Apprenticeship moves the balance of talk and meaning-making from teacher to student, shifting who speaks in the classroom and who produces knowledge.
Improving Instruction with Teacher Learning Huddles and Inquiry Cycles in Nevada
Elementary teachers in the Washoe County School District are routinely conducting cycles of data inquiry in their grade-level learning huddles to improve how they teach reading and writing.
Interactive Read-Alouds: Learning From Books Together
This REL West video shares tips for designing interactive read-alouds that support literacy development, extend understanding of language, and build comprehension skills.
International Literacy Day: Evidence-Based Resources to Support Young Children’s Literacy
Explore four evidence-based resources to help caregivers, teachers, and families support literacy in young children.
Reflections on the Evolution of the Literacy Education Field
Cynthia Greenleaf is an award-winning Senior Research Scientist in Literacy at WestEd. After being inducted to the Reading Hall of Fame, she reflects on what’s changed in the literacy field and how Reading Apprenticeship remains relevant after 27 years.
Rhode Island Department of Education: Partnering with WestEd to Ensure Student Readiness for High School and College
Through an innovative high school and college readiness program, the Rhode Island Department of Education is providing students with customized, high-quality online reading and math instruction.
Scaffolding Young Children’s Story Writing
Words of advice before trying the Teaching Learning Cycle to support children’s engagement with complex stories and their story writing: planning is key, start with one new strategy, and have fun.
