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Literacy Action Guide
- A review of literacy practices in Twin Cities schools and recommendations for school and system leaders.
The Four Pillars of Equity
- Building an elementary ELA classroom where every student succeeds.
Minnesota Standards Family Guide
- K-8 guides that lay out what our state and our schools expect kids to know and be able to do each year.
Literacy Guide For Families
Literacy Action Guide
- A review of literacy practices in Twin Cities schools and recommendations for school and system leaders.
The Four Pillars of Equity
- Building an elementary ELA classroom where every student succeeds.
Learning to Read
- A primer from Amplify.
Learning to Read
- A primer from Amplify.
Reading 101: A Guide for Parents
- It’s not an easy thing, learning to read and write. Discover what it takes to build important literacy skills, and how you can help your children grow as readers, writers, and thinkers!
Early Literacy
- Early literacy gives children a strong foundation for reading and promotes positive school outcomes. Read more from Think Small on how.
Dyslexia Guide (Coming Soon!)
- A guide to help families understand what dyslexia is, how it effects a child, and resources on how to get help.
For Families
Minnesota Standards Family Guide
- K-8 guides that lay out what our state and our schools expect kids to know and be able to do each year.
Literacy Guide For Families
Reading 101: A Guide for Parents
- It’s not an easy thing, learning to read and write. Discover what it takes to build important literacy skills, and how you can help your children grow as readers, writers, and thinkers!
Early Literacy
- Early literacy gives children a strong foundation for reading and promotes positive school outcomes. Read more from Think Small on how.
Dyslexia Guide (Coming Soon!)
- A guide to help families understand what dyslexia is, how it effects a child, and resources on how to get help.
Reading 101: A Guide for Parents
- It’s not an easy thing, learning to read and write. Discover what it takes to build important literacy skills, and how you can help your children grow as readers, writers, and thinkers!
Early Literacy
- Early literacy gives children a strong foundation for reading and promotes positive school outcomes. Read more from Think Small on how.
Dyslexia Guide (Coming Soon!)
- A guide to help families understand what dyslexia is, how it effects a child, and resources on how to get help.
For Teachers
Literacy Action Guide
- A review of literacy practices in Twin Cities schools and recommendations for school and system leaders.
The Four Pillars of Equity
- Building an elementary ELA classroom where every student succeeds.
Learning to Read
- A primer from Amplify.
Learning to Read
- A primer from Amplify.
Our Definition of Literacy
The Science of Reading
Science of Reading Handbook
- Collection of resources for learning about the science of reading – from Amplify.
Right to Read
- Award-winning documentary sharing the stories of an NAACP activist, a teacher, and two American families fighting to provide our children with the ability to read.
How Do Kids Learn to Read? What the Science Says
- Education Week article outlining the literacy debate and proof behind the science of reading.
Literacy Guide For Families
Sold a Story
- Six-episode podcast about popular teaching methods for literacy that are utilized in many schools nationwide despite having been scientifically disproven by cognitive scientists.
MN READ Act
- One-page overview of the MN READ Act
Science of Reading: The Podcast
- Podcast from Amplify that delivers the latest insights from researchers and practitioners in early reading. Each episode takes a conversational approach and explores a timely topic related to the Science of Reading.
Sold a Story
- Six-episode podcast about popular teaching methods for literacy that are utilized in many schools nationwide despite having been scientifically disproven by cognitive scientists.
MN READ Act
- One-page overview of the MN READ Act
Science of Reading: The Podcast
- Podcast from Amplify that delivers the latest insights from researchers and practitioners in early reading. Each episode takes a conversational approach and explores a timely topic related to the Science of Reading.