Materials and Instruction for Reading: Getting Started

“A relatively small gap in a child’s literacy development can have devastating, long-term consequences? …Clearly, the risks that face children who cannot read proficiently are incredibly and unacceptably high.” (Adams, 1990: TFA, 2012)

View the videos to hear what experts say about what you're up against and what your students need from your literacy instruction.
 

The Ticket Out…
Your knowledge, skill, and deep commitment to your students will be their ticket to the world of opportunity that comes with a literate life.

Learn how to use literacy practices that will turn kids on to reading, help them to see value in reading, and accelerate their literacy development. You have no time to waste. You hold the ticket. Begin now!

When Kids Don't Learn to Read Early

Kids in Low-Income Communities

Kids Who Have Given Up

A Broken System

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