Videos: Shorts

Once isolated from reading, writing instruction is evolving toward integration. New research champions interleaving— revisiting genres across the year— to deepen retention and strengthen transfer. The result? Writing that’s connected and inspired by what students read.

Building on insights shared by Dr. Katie Pace Miles, this overview highlights three analogies from Ehri, Shanahan, and Kim that clarify how reading and writing relate. A brief look at how key theoretical models explain both the overlap and differences between the two skills.

Emergent literacy lays the foundation for later success in reading and spelling. Insights from Ehri’s Phases of Reading Development help leaders implement school-wide literacy programs, set clear goals, and prioritize professional development to support emerging readers.

The origins of reading problems for many children can be seen in their early spoken language development, and that has really important implications for how to deal with children who are struggling. Dr. Mark Seidenberg examines how early language experiences, dialect differences, and learning mechanisms shape reading development and highlights why a broad definition of the science of reading is essential for addressing inequitable outcomes.

See the Reading Rope in motion. This animation, developed with Dr. Hollis Scarborough, illustrates how the strands of word recognition and language comprehension intertwine to form the foundation of proficient reading.

Confusion about dyslexia subtypes can lead to misidentification and make it difficult to match students with the right interventions. Dr. Jeffrey Black addresses how phonological and orthographic processing interact and why most learners require multi-component instruction.