Topic: Literacy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

In this post, we’ll share four simple, classroom-ready strategies for applying the Active View of Reading in K–2 instruction.

The Active View of Reading invites educators to think more holistically about what it takes for young readers to thrive.

Discover why content area reading matters and how integrating literacy with science and social studies builds knowledge, deepens understanding, and sparks student curiosity.

Learn about how Saxon Reading Foundations was inspired by one family's journey through dyslexia and transformed into a proven, phonics-based reading program helping millions.

The Active View of Reading serves as a guide for literacy instruction, emphasizing the importance of an engaged, strategic, and active approach to reading.

Saxon Reading Foundations primarily focuses on teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency while building children’s decoding skills.

Writing minilessons are a powerful tool for teachers, helping students to grow as independent writers.