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The Science of Reading
A Blog and Video Series
TextProject president and CEO Elfrieda (Freddy) H. Hiebert discusses what we know from science of reading research - and what we need to know.
The Science of Reading, Part 1: Why Orthography Is So Critical
Part 1 answers the question: Why is the orthography of English so important in learning to read (and critical for teachers of reading to understand)?
The Science of Reading, Part 2: What We Know Works - Curriculum
Part 2 provides insights from the science of reading on important aspects of a curriculum in reading acquisition.
The Science of Reading, Part 3: What We Know Works - Instruction
Part 3 discusses how reading acquisition can be supported and what instructional activities can be delivered to a beginning reading class.
The Science of Reading, Part 4: Instruction That Does NOT Support Independent Word Recognition
Part 4 is a review of the research on practices that we know do not promote reading acquisition.