Putting the New Science of Vocabulary to Work in the Classroom
This summer, I listened to researcher Dr. Freddy Hiebert present on using AI to support language learning. I was intrigued by her presentation and agreed with her observation that the words selected by curriculum companies often have little to do with one another. read more
CRA 2026 Keynote: Reading More, Knowing More: Making it Happen with Engaging, Knowledge-Rich Text
Join TextProject CEO Dr. Elfrieda Hiebert at the 2026 California Reading Association virtual conference October 16-17. Her keynote session focuses on a powerful but often overlooked lever for reading success: increasing reading volume with texts that matter. read more
The Complexity That Counts: How Word Support Makes Demanding Text Comprehensible
Previously, I have suggested that the decline in reading scores might be traced, in part, to mandates requiring students to read primarily complex texts, whether or not they could read them independently. Now my name is on a study reporting that children who read the complex texts came out ahead. This apparent contradiction is resolved… read more
