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Today marks my third look into the national Reading Panel. I’ve already discussed their work on phonemic awareness and

In 1997, the National Reading Panel was convened at the behest of Congress and the Secretary of Education. It

Fun fact: my best friend Rachel and I bought this book for each other this Christmas without realizing what the

The issue of phonemic awareness right now is HOT. I can’t go to Twitter or Facebook without seeing another heated

I will always be amazed at how hard teachers work. I get messages each week from parents and teachers asking

In my last post, we discussed orthographic mapping and why it is crucial for reading success. Theory is great, but

The term orthographic mapping slipped around my head for a year before I felt I could finally grab it and

This year, I am entering my 11th year of teaching. I’ll never forget how confident I was that first year.

This was intended to be my first post when I launched my blog. As I began writing, though, I was