The Magic of Reading Instruction
Making Sense of How Students Learn to Read — and How We Can Help Them Thrive
Welcome to Reading Insights, a space dedicated to exploring the research, strategies, and real-classroom practices that help every student—especially those in the middle grades—become a stronger, more confident reader.
Here you’ll find teacher-friendly explanations of the Science of Reading, practical tools for supporting struggling readers, and evidence-based ways to connect decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension in meaningful ways.
Step-by-step guides and printable tools that make abstract reading skills concrete.
Breakdowns of current literacy research translated into practical classroom language.
Real-world strategies rooted in Orton-Gillingham and structured-literacy principles.
Research-backed techniques for expanding word knowledge and deep thinking.