Research

Looking for articles, podcasts, books, blogs, and research to build your knowledge of the instructional shifts in literacy that are called for by research and evidence? 

You're in the right place.

Why HQIM?

• Addressing the Pinterest Problem in Teaching: Blog Post

• Prioritizing Use of HQIM Among Aspiring and First-Year Teachers: Blog Post

• Tennessee HQIM Network - Leveraging HQIM to improve instructional effectiveness in the first year of teaching: Blog Post

• High-Quality Curricula: A Cost-Effective Way to Increase Student Learning: Paper

• LIFT Network: Before and After HQIM Samples of Student Work: Sample Set

History of Literacy Instruction

• Hard Words: Why Aren't Kids Being Taught to Read? Article

• At a Loss for Words: How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers: Article

• Failing by Design: How We Make Teaching Too Hard for Mere Mortals: Article

Research that Challenges Practice

• I'm a Terrific Reading Teacher, Why Should I Follow the Research? Article

• Elementary Classrooms Are Too Noisy for Kids to Learn (Small Group Instruction): Article

• More on the Instructional Level and Challenging Text: Article

Keeping the Text at the Center

• Reading Workshop: How Not to Teach Reading Comprehension: Article

• Comprehension Skills or Strategies: Article and Article

• Understanding the Standards Shifts in ELA/Literacy: Resources

• Literacy is Knowledge: Article

• Why Teaching Content Matters: Article

• How Knowledge Helps: Article

• Rethinking How We Teach Reading in Elementary School: Article

Vocabulary

• How to Teach Vocabulary for Reading Comprehension: Blog Post

Writing

• Want to Improve Children's Writing? Don't Neglect Their Handwriting: Article

Recommended Books

• Teach Like a Champion: Lemov

• Reading Reconsidered: Lemov

• Your Curriculum Companion

• Checking for Understanding: Fisher and Frey

• Making Every Lesson Count: Allison and Tharby

• Know Better, Do Better: Liben and Liben

• Know Better, Do Better: Comprehension: Liben and Liben

• Focus: Schmoker

• Total Participation Techniques: Himmele and Himmele

• Bringing Words to Life: Beck, McKeown, and Kucan

• An Ethic of Excellence: Berger

• Writing for Understanding: Vermont Writing Collaborative

Podcasts, Blogs, Website, and Webinars

• Melissa and Lori Love Literacy: Podcast

• Knowledge Matters Campaign: Podcast

• Tim Shanahan: Blog

• The Problem of Teaching Literacy Backwards: Webinar

• David and Meredith Liben: Website

• Vermont Writing Collaborative: Website