CRA 2026 Keynote: Reading More, Knowing More: Making it Happen with Engaging, Knowledge-Rich Text
In many classrooms, students do not have enough opportunities to read connected, meaningful texts—especially texts that build knowledge over time. As a result, they have fewer chances to encounter important ideas and vocabulary to become automatic and enthusiastic readers. This session focuses on a powerful but often overlooked lever for reading success: increasing reading volume… 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
Back to School Book Giveway
TextProject celebrates back to school season with a giveaway of 3 beloved read-alouds featuring stories of new beginnings. For Grades K-1 The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by E.B. Lewis. There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you. So what are you going… read more
