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How K-12 Administrators Can Run a 10-Minute ELA Audit

Use this 10-minute ELA curriculum audit to quickly scan your school’s full ELA system for research-aligned literacy indicators, identify gaps, and plan next steps

How to align instruction with the science of reading

AI is reshaping education—discover how to harness its potential and ensure we get it right for learners everywhere.

Latest Posts

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Learn how to teach writing to 2nd graders with practical strategies and engaging activities that help young students build confidence and essential writing skills.

Katie Risolo Radovich
First-Grade Teacher

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Discover why research-based phonemic awareness interventions matter—and get strategies, sample intervention plans, and activities for K–12 students.

Amber Silverman
Shaped Contributor

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Discover the six essential components of Structured Literacy and why they matter for every classroom.

Miah Daughtery, EdD
NWEA VP, Content Advocacy-Literacy, HMH

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Asari Beale, writer, educator, and executive director of the Teachers & Writers Collaborative, shares tips for how to teach creative writing to students.

Asari Beale
Writer, Educator, and Executive Director of the Teachers & Writers Collaborative

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Get students reading, writing, and learning more about the importance of literacy with these 2026 International Literacy Day activities.

Alicia Ivory
Shaped Editor

Women's History Month Books for Students HERO

Use these Women’s History Month books for elementary students and activities to teach about women’s contributions to history.

Alicia Ivory
Shaped Editor

WF2019963 Shaped 2025 Blog Post Progression of Phonological Awareness Skills Hero

This blog post explores the progression of phonological awareness skills and ways you can support developing readers.

Alicia Ivory
Shaped Editor

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Give your kids an inside look at the animal world with five days of reading lessons for first and second graders.

Animals Hide

Explore five days of reading lessons designed to engage your child in an exploration of the animal world.

Kindergarten Daily Reading

Explore five days of reading lessons designed to engage your child in an exploration of traditional tales.

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Discover five days of reading lessons designed to engage your child in an exploration of Earth’s ecosystems.

HMH High School 2018

Dr. Laurie Cutting investigates how phonics plays a key role in an early learner’s ability to read successfully, while family history can play a role in dyslexia and other struggling readers.

Dr. Laurie E. Cutting
Professor, Vanderbilt University

Wild Weather

Discover five days of reading lessons designed to engage your child in an exploration of different kinds of weather.

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Discover five days of reading lessons designed to engage your child in an exploration of how we play a role in our communities.

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Discover five days of reading lessons designed to engage your child in an exploration of how great things can happen when we work together.

Kindergarten Creativity Counts

Discover five days of reading lessons designed to engage your child in an exploration of arts and creativity.

Lets Eat K 2

Discover five days of reading lessons designed to engage your child in an exploration of food and how it is important in our lives.

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Welcome to Incredible Insects! We’ll provide five days of reading and learning activities designed to engage your child in an exploration of butterflies, bees, and other bugs.

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