Helping students master literacy skills is only part of the equation—the real goal is getting those skills to stick and show up across subjects, settings, and tasks. In this post, we explore how to help students generalize their reading and writing skills beyond isolated lessons. You'll learn how to bridge the gap between instruction and application using strategies that promote transfer, increase engagement, and build confidence. Whether you're working in Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier 3, these tools will help students take what they’ve learned and apply it meaningfully in other areas of their academic and everyday lives.

Over the last few decades, there has been a lot of research done that helps us understand the brain, how we learn to read, and how we, as educators, can best teach reading. This movement is known as the Science of Reading. 

This research has helped us recognize the necessary components of a reading & writing lesson, but, it can feel like a lot to dig through! In this blog, we discuss a few of the common research models and explain how they overlap to support truly effective reading (and writing!) instruction.

When we look at the practice of teaching reading, there are two steps that we follow. Check out the blog to learn what these steps are and how to best combine the science/what the research tells us with your own data & experiences with students for the most effective SOR-based lessons.