What is the Science of Reading (SoR)?
The Science of Reading refers to the research that reading experts, especially cognitive and linguistic scientists, have conducted on how we learn to read. This body of knowledge reveals what happens in the brain during reading and what needs to take place instructionally to enable skillful reading.
What is Structured Literacy?
Structured Literacy is representative of reading instruction that applies the Science of Reading to classroom practice. Structured Literacy teaches all the components that evidence has found to be foremost in ensuring reading success. Structured Literacy is not just about phonics; it includes much, much more. The Simple View of Reading (Gough and Tummer, 1986) and Scarborough’s Rope Model (Scarborough, 2001) serve as frameworks for understanding and identifying Structured Literacy.
Emerging Science of Reading School Award: Selection Criteria
Literacy Live! Elementary Series
- Teaching Reading Online (Yes, It's Totally Possible!)
- Keeping it Simple: Applying the Science of Reading in the Classroom
- How & When to Use Decodable for Maximum Effectiveness
- Orthographic Mapping: How Do We Learn New Words?
- Literacy Live! PLC Workbook
Literacy Live! Secondary Series
- In Their Shoes: What It is Like Struggling to Read
- Integrating Evidence-Based Literacy Strategies Throughout the School Day
- Advanced Phonics Instruction
- Reading Across All Content Areas: Implementing reading science practices from the classroom to the system-level
- Literacy Live! PLC Workbook
Literacy Live! for Leaders
- Structured Literacy vs Balanced Literacy
- The Shifts: Complexity, Evidence, and Knowledge
- Building Strong Readers: Misconceptions & Myths of Foundational Skills
- High Quality Instructional Materials That Align to the Science
- Providing a "Structure" for the "Science"