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Decodable, downloadable, fun, and free—a new book for your readers!

The holiday season is the perfect time of year to thank you for your devotion...

You've made a discovery! Dig into our NEW nonfiction books!

Whoa! Check these out! From ice cream to comets, John Lewis to Simone Biles, discover...

Using Decodable Books to Teach Reading

When it comes to using decodable texts in the classroom, today’s educators are often divided....

Teaching Tip: Reading Goals!

I am thrilled with the newest Digital Reader feature: Reading Goals. When we first built...

When Are Leveled Books Also Decodable Books?

There have been many recent articles of late regarding the push for using decodable texts...

Teaching Tip: Shared Reading in Kindergarten

Shared reading provides a wonderful opportunity to guide and support students as they read aloud...

Teaching Tip: Guided Writing: A Critical Part of Guided Reading

When we talk about guided reading, we don’t often think about writing being an important...

Teaching Tip: Understanding the Purpose of Level A and B Books

As we get ready to launch a new batch of emergent readers–hopefully, this year in...

Teaching Tip: Accelerate, Not Remediate

I eavesdropped on my granddaughter Mae’s remote first grade class this morning and felt awed...

Teaching Tip: Learning with Kyliee

I am noticing that we have many Emergent readers spending a long time reading at...