We are a group of teachers, researchers, and activists committed to the pursuit of equity through literacy.
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We are developing discussion guides for the new season of Sold a Story. If you send video or audio recordings of your discussion [email protected], excerpts may be featured in a future episode.
You can find the drafts of the discussion guides here: righttoreadproject.com/sold-…
New Blog: Great Teaching Can’t Compensate for a Broken System
"Even the highest-quality training of teachers can’t defend against a dysfunctional system. And the best-laid policy won’t result in academic gains if teachers aren’t supported..."
righttoreadproject.com/2026/…
New Blog:
"I went through plenty of hurdles to become a teacher, but none of them made me better at my job.
I used to feel angry about all the missed opportunities for learning, and sometimes I still do."
righttoreadproject.com/2026/…
New Blog: Why Is Dysfunction the Norm in Education?
"Teaching Happens Inside a System (Whether We Know It or Not)
I didn’t think of myself as working within a system. Now I can see the gears, moving slowly, stopped, or grinding in opposite directions..."
righttoreadproject.com/2026/…
New Blog:
I’ve been a literacy coach for nearly a decade, through six different job titles and several theories of change (some of them contradictory), with one persistent question:
- What should a literacy coach know and be able to do?
righttoreadproject.com/2026/…
New Blog:
"Our desire to discuss our teaching and share our students’ growth creates sales opportunities.
To the billion-dollar education industry, I’m not just a teacher – I’m a potential influencer who might convince other educators to buy in..."
righttoreadproject.com/2025/…
New Blog:
"Following the reading research is more challenging than it sounds... and for classroom teachers, making sense of studies is extra challenging.
So how do we make sense of a study to decide whether it’s worth our effort?"
righttoreadproject.com/2025/…
Cuts to education have just begun and we’ve already lost IES, home of the phenomenally useful Practice Guides?!!!
npr.org/2025/02/10/nx-s1-529…
If you care about the science of reading, please take the time to learn about the cuts to NIH.
NIH has funded much of the research on reading and it's heartbreaking to think of the work grinding to a halt...
right at the time when public interest in its findings is so high.
These cuts will devastate the work I & so many others do for our most vulnerable children with disabilities. On a personal note, I was saved from aggressive breast cancer bc of the work #NIH funded. This will not make America great. This will devastate us ALL to the core.
We're so happy that the world gets to meet a fifth grade teacher from Nystrom Elementary!
She shines as she talks about her writing instruction and her ever-deepening understanding of SRSD.
@goyenfoundation @SoRclassroom @allardice_jamie @tiffanyphogan
✍️ In our latest episode, 5th-grade teacher Elise Frank shares her student-friendly framework for giving feedback on writing.
Want more ideas to make your writing feedback meaningful and effective? Swipe through and listen to Elise on the podcast 🎧
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Guess the amount of time the average school principal spends on matters related to instruction?
89%<20%
7%20-30%
2%somewhere around 50%
2%60%
46 votes • Final results"I realized that the biggest barrier was in my own head. I actually felt shy about going into classrooms for an in-depth look. It was as if there was a force field around each room..." - Principal
righttoreadproject.com/2025/…
“The principal’s typical workday consists of a continuous stream of brief, fragmented, problem-oriented interactions, most of which are initiated by others…"
righttoreadproject.com/2025/…
"I realized that the biggest barrier was in my own head. I actually felt shy about going into classrooms for an in-depth look. It was as if there was a force field around each room..."
- Principal
righttoreadproject.com/2025/…
"The principal's typical workday consists of a continuous stream of brief, fragmented, problem-oriented interactions, most of which are initiated by others…"
righttoreadproject.com/2025/…
“Most curricula are designed to be successful in the adoption process, not the classroom.”
- @KJWinEducation
So what should we do when we're handed a program that doesn't work?
New blog:
righttoreadproject.com/2024/…
New blog re: some "rigorous 'all green on EdReports' curriculum"
"...when we question the appropriateness of the lessons, we’re told to raise our expectations. When we say our lessons fell flat, we’re told that we should have added more scaffolding..."
righttoreadproject.com/2024/…
Blog:
Getting Reading Right Is Messy
"If people think that my school (or any school) can raise student achievement despite the current dysfunction of our educational system, I worry they will be less inclined to fix the problems..."
righttoreadproject.com/2024/…
I had a feeling that I couldn't possibly be the only person who *felt* like a good reader but who had undiagnosed reading challenges.
It's been wonderful to hear from other people who now see their comprehension difficulties are a result of whole-language/balanced literacy
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Does it really matter how kids are taught, if they eventually learn how to read?
Spoiler Alert: Yes, and not just for spelling
New blog about why:
righttoreadproject.com/2024/…
"I thought I was a testament to the effectiveness of Whole Language and now I realize I'm just a different kind of poster child for why it doesn't work."