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.

Raise your hand if you've ever been told that your literacy instruction is boring. 🙋‍♀️ If you're raising your hand - you're definitely not alone.

It can be difficult to teach these skills to students in a way that feels engaging and exciting because let's face it - the skills that we have to teach aren't very exciting. Luckily, there is a solution.

By putting lessons together in a way that focuses on students' interests, you can absolutely change the game in your literacy instruction. Keep reading to learn our step-by-step process for putting these lessons together.