Background knowledge acts as a framework that students can use to connect new information to what they already know, deepening their reading comprehension.
October 8, 2025
Join the Heinemann Educator Summit, a free virtual event with on-demand recordings featuring sessions that connect research to practice and celebrate educators everywhere.
October 6, 2025
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.
Content Area Reading Sets empower students to become confident, capable readers by integrating rich, real-world content into daily instruction.
September 29, 2025
How do strategies help me differentiate instruction to better meet the needs of my students?
How does explicitly teaching strategies enhance your reading program?
September 22, 2025
By turning proven research into practical classroom resources, Content Area Reading Sets help students grow into confident, capable readers.
September 19, 2025
What does it really mean to teach reading based on science—and how do strategies fit in?
September 8, 2025
Outline of everything a literacy coach needs to know about the literary curriculum, evidence-based literacy instruction, and assessment.
September 4, 2025
Literacy trails can put students' senses to work outdoors, help them observe their surroundings, complete challenges, and experience the enjoyment of being outside.
August 28, 2025
Explore what’s new in Saxon Reading Foundations and how these updates reflect the most current science of reading research.
August 27, 2025
New book series from Heinemann called Moonlit Mountain Readers designed to support student engagement and drive foundational skill development.
August 20, 2025
Great coaching is not rigid, but multifaceted, and responsive to each teacher’s unique needs.
August 15, 2025
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.
August 14, 2025
How can we make phonics instruction work for every child regardless of ability or background?
August 4, 2025
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.
July 22, 2025
Real-world content connects reading to the world around us, inspiring curiosity, building knowledge, and supporting literacy growth.
July 16, 2025
July 2, 2025