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86% of the Students We Assessed Had Holes in Their Phonics Knowledge. Here’s What That Means for Your Classroom.
When you assess 1,000 students on every foundational reading skill, the patterns that emerge are hard to ignore. Here’s a scenario most reading teachers know well: a student is making reasonable progress, participating in class, maybe even reading grade-level texts with some support. Then they hit a wall. A new pattern trips them up and suddenly the progress stalls. Reteaching doesn’t seem to help. The root cause isn’t obvious. We’ve seen this pattern play out with hundreds o
The Indy Learning Team
Mar 174 min read
Summer Is Here—and So Is Adira Reads
School’s out, and summer is here. But for us at Adira Reads, that doesn’t mean the learning stops—it means we get to do things...
The Indy Learning Team
Jun 17, 20251 min read
When Teachers Are Drowning in Data: How Smart Systems Can Help Them Swim
In today’s classrooms, data is everywhere—assessment scores, reading levels, progress monitors, benchmark reports. But more data doesn’t...
The Indy Learning Team
Jun 9, 20252 min read
Bridging Language and Literacy – How Haitian Creole Insights Can Transform English Instruction
At The Indy Learning Team, we believe that literacy is not just a skill but a bridge—between people, cultures, and futures. This belief...
The Indy Learning Team
Jun 6, 20253 min read
COVID Exposed Education Inequities
COVID didn't create educational inequities, it exposed them. Kayla Nunnally is an Orton-Gillingham reading specialist working with The...
The Indy Learning Team
Jan 15, 20211 min read
Concept of Word
Julie and this preschool student are practicing concept of word. Concept of word refers to the ability of a reader to match spoken words...
The Indy Learning Team
May 1, 20191 min read
Important Lasting Gains In Literacy
This preschool student at Mt. Zion Academy LOVES books. She is "reading" this book to herself which practices a very important skill of...
The Indy Learning Team
Mar 2, 20191 min read
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