Overview
A clear and actionable guide to making sense of and implementing the Science of Reading
There's Research for That answers common questions about teaching literacy, such as how many letters to teach per week and the benefits of teaching handwriting in a digital world. The Science of Reading directly affects how K–5 teachers do their jobs. It’s hard to keep up with all of the findings, and teachers need guidance on how to apply research in practice. This book offers a solution, giving you accessible explanations, examples, and strategies for helping your students build literacy skills.
Each chapter covers a single question, making it easy to find what you’re looking for when you need it. The authors discuss the question, describe the history behind current practices, and unlike other books, There’s Research For That actually walks you through the “what” of the research and the “why,” showing how research connects to everyday teaching. Woven throughout are pointers on how best instructional practices can be applied or adapted for students across academic levels, and from all cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
This resource:
- Explains research on literacy education in a handy Q&A format
- Describes teaching best practices and the reasons behind them
- Shows you how to update what you’re already doing to reflect new evidence
- Can be used with various literacy curriculums and reading programs
This comprehensive and user-friendly breakdown of the Science of Reading will help ensure that you’re doing what works to help develop students’ literacy skills.
This book title, There's Research for That (Your K-5 Literacy Instruction Questions Answered), ISBN: 9798765971734, by Heidi Anne Mesmer, Katie Hilden-Clouse, published by Shell Education (February 25, 2025) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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