Topic: Literacy

Why Is Building Knowledge Important in Literacy Learning?

Background knowledge acts as a framework that students can use to connect new information to what they already know, deepening their reading comprehension.

Join Us for the 2025 Heinemann Educator Summit: Connecting Research to Practice

Join the Heinemann Educator Summit, a free virtual event with on-demand recordings featuring sessions that connect research to practice and celebrate educators everywhere.

Inside the New Saxon Reading Foundations 2025 Updates

With refreshed materials, a new name and logo, and a clear instructional vision, Saxon Reading Foundations continues to evolve, empowering educators and helping students build the skills they need to become confident, successful readers.

4 Tips to Build Background Knowledge and Boost Reading Comprehension

Content Area Reading Sets empower students to become confident, capable readers by integrating rich, real-world content into daily instruction.

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How do strategies help me differentiate instruction to better meet the needs of my students?

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How does explicitly teaching strategies enhance your reading program?

How Content Area Reading Sets Help Tackle Reading Challenges

By turning proven research into practical classroom resources, Content Area Reading Sets help students grow into confident, capable readers.

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What does it really mean to teach reading based on science—and how do strategies fit in?

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Outline of everything a literacy coach needs to know about the literary curriculum, evidence-based literacy instruction, and assessment.

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Literacy trails can put students' senses to work outdoors, help them observe their surroundings, complete challenges, and experience the enjoyment of being outside. 

Inside the New Saxon Reading Foundations: Updates Aligned with the Science of Reading

Explore what’s new in Saxon Reading Foundations and how these updates reflect the most current science of reading research.

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New book series from Heinemann called Moonlit Mountain Readers designed to support student engagement and drive foundational skill development.

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Great coaching is not rigid, but multifaceted, and responsive to each teacher’s unique needs.

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Reading strategies have a substantial research base, supports all reading skills, support explicit teaching, map skills to progression, help students set a purpose for reading, support increased complexity, and support standards.

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How can we make phonics instruction work for every child regardless of ability or background?

When Phonics Meets Fantasy: A Joyful Path to Reading

Help your students engage with reading! Moonlit Mountain Readers is a collection of decodable books designed to build phonics and early literacy skills through fantasy stories and engaging characters.

6 Powerful Ways Real-World Content Captivates Striving Readers

Real-world content connects reading to the world around us, inspiring curiosity, building knowledge, and supporting literacy growth.

Engage Students with Fantasy Decodable Books: Meet the Heroes of Moonlit Mountain Readers

Help your students engage with reading! Moonlit Mountain Readers is a collection of decodable books designed to build phonics and early literacy skills through fantasy stories and engaging characters.