ILA Resource Collection: Unpacking the Science of Reading
Evidence-based literacy instruction is critical to student success, but without a sound understanding of the science behind the science of reading (SOR), successful implementation of a program rooted in research can be difficult.
This ILA Resource Collection is geared toward classroom teachers, reading specialists, literacy coaches, principals, and other school-based educators seeking a deeper understanding of the science in the science of reading and how it informs practice. Easy-to-understand readings are paired with curated video clips and discussion prompts to enhance professional learning that’s self-directed or in a group setting.
In short, the collection is for anyone trying to design, adopt, or embrace an SOR curriculum.
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In his introduction to the ILA 2019 panel discussion “What Research Really Says About Reading Instruction,” Pearson offers guidelines for how to employ research when making decisions in policy and practice. *This video is excerpted from a full session.
Speaker(s): P. David Pearson
On using weight of evidence to avoid confirmation bias when reading literacy research. *This video is excerpted from a full session.
Speaker(s): Nell K. Duke
How reading for understanding research complicates the simple view of reading, and implications for later success as adolescent readers. *This video is excerpted from a full session.
Speaker(s): Gina Cervetti
Exploring critical questions about the divide between research and practice, what constitutes research, and the role of evidence in everyday instruction. *This video is excerpted from a full session.
Speaker(s): Kate Roberts and Rachael Gabriel
On the role of translational science—what it means to translate research findings into classroom studies—and the need for collaboration and authentic partnerships to help all students succeed. *This video is excerpted from a full session.
Speaker(s): Emily Solari
How the science of reading debates present the opportunity to come together as a profession and commit to standards of excellence informed by research. *This video is excerpted from a full session.
Speaker(s): Jimmy Kim
Along with suggested resource pairings and discussion prompts, this guide also includes bonus material from ILA such as open-access journal articles.
Author(s): ILA
How to reconcile the science of reading with the lived experiences of children who are vulnerable to poor academic achievement in order to transform instruction and ensure every child can read and succeed.
Author(s): Nicole P. Terry
Clarifying what constitutes evidence in the science of reading and offering areas of focus to advance the science of reading to meet the needs of all students in the 21st century.
Author(s): Yaacov Petscher, Sonia Q. Cabell, Hugh W. Catts, Donald L. Compton, Barbara R. Foorman, Sara A. Hart, Christopher J. Lonigan, Beth M. Phillips, Christopher Schatschneider, Laura M. Steacy, Nicole Patton Terry, and Richard K. Wagner
Supporting early childhood and elementary teachers with knowledge about language structures; reading components, processes, and development; and effective instructional practices.
Author(s): Shayne B. Piasta and Alida K. Hudson
On what could become a science of reading instruction for students who are learning and progressing as readers in English while learning to speak and understand it.
Author(s): Claude Goldenberg
A caution against overgeneralization of research along with examples of the premature translation of basic research findings into wide-scale pedagogical application.
Author(s): Timothy Shanahan
On the need to check assumptions, influences, and values enabling or impeding the science of reading.
Author(s): Rachael Gabriel
On finding reliable, research-based content in a world overloaded with resources. [Article; 2 pages]
Author(s): Janice A. Dole
On expanding the discussions around the science of the reading beyond decoding to include the science of reading for understanding.
Author(s): P. David Pearson, Gina N. Cervetti, Annemarie Sullivan Palincsar, Peter Afflerbach, Panayiota Kendeou, Gina Biancarosa, Jennifer Higgs, Miranda S. Fitzgerald, Amy I. Berman, and Matthew Hurt
