The schools that turn around don't have better luck. They have better order of operations If you've ever inherited a struggling school, you know the temptation: try everything at...
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Principals: Your Master Schedule Is a Literacy Statement. What Does Yours Say?
Show me your bell schedule and I'll tell you what your school believes about reading Every principal will tell you literacy is their top priority. And then they'll hand you a master...
Why Your Reading Scores Aren’t Moving (Even Though Your Teachers Are Working Harder Than Ever)
Effort isn't the problem. Alignment is. Walk into almost any school in America right now and you'll see exhausted teachers. They're differentiating, intervening, looping in families,...
Why Literacy Improvement Still Feels Fragmented
What Schools Must Understand If They Want Real Reading Progress to Finally Hold Together There is a sentence school leaders say all the time. And when they say it, you can hear both...
What Strong Literacy Walkthroughs Should Catch
What School Leaders Must Look For If They Want to Improve Reading Outcomes Walkthroughs are happening in schools every day. Leaders are in classrooms. They are observing instruction....
What District Literacy Leadership Looks Like
What It Really Takes to Improve Reading Outcomes Across a System There is a truth many districts eventually run into. And once they see it clearly, they cannot unsee it. It is this:...
Why Core Reading Instruction Still Fails
What Schools Must Understand About Tier 1 Literacy Implementation There is a belief many schools hold—quietly, but strongly. It sounds like this: “We have a strong reading program.”...






