SongLake Books

Looking to inspire a LOVE of reading that aligns with SOR?
Our new Phonics Forward Collection offers children opportunities to bring forward each of the phonics skills they’ve learned to date and apply them within the construct of an enjoyable story!

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"Leveled books are essential in any reading program. Designed to build on each child’s strengths, levels help teachers meet students where they are as they teach students with differing backgrounds, experiences, and paths to reading proficiency." 📚

Read today's myth-busting blog: https://readingrecovery.org/leveled-books-have-an-important-place-in-every-primary-classroom-setting-the-record-straight/

Learn more about Reading Recovery's unique data lens in today's blog: https://readingrecovery.org/reading-recoverys-unique-data-lens/

The Barr Foundation and the Boston Globe “Rig the Discourse” When I wrote Barr Foundation K-12 Interest Groups Throw Their Weight (and Dollars) Around in May I closed with a quote from Anand Giridharadas, “What wealthy people do is rig the discourse.” That i…

Thanks to Dr. Sam and Susan Vincent for this stellar look at the science behind Reading Recovery.
https://doctorsam7.blog/2024/09/21/susan-vincent-gives-her-take-on-the-science-of-reading-recovery-an-interview-with-dr-sam-bommarito/

“Not every failure is because of a so-called 'dip.' Sometimes, the problem is the policy itself. No amount of grit and perseverance is going to fix a fundamentally flawed policy.”

Blog: https://readingrecovery.org/the-implementation-dip-or-just-plain-old-bad-practice-lets-call-it-what-it-is/

"From the beginning of the 2025 school year, all schools will be required to use structured literacy – also known as “phonics” or the “science of reading” – to teach children how to read. But the very nature of this approach to reading could cause bilingual children to lose their second language."

https://ow.ly/4jEr50SX9r9

Dr. Sam’s Advice for the Start of the School Year: Follow the Child, not the Program Dr. Sam’s Advice for the Start of the School Year: Follow the Child, not the Program For the past five years, I’ve advocated for a centrist approach to literacy instruction. That means …

"You are changing their lives. The school system can’t do it without you. The children need you and your strong belief that they can and will become literate." 📚🍎

Read a special back-to-school message from RRCNA President Allyson Matczuk: https://readingrecovery.org/back-to-school-a-message-from-rrcna-president-allyson-matczuk/

The Broken Logic of "Sold a Story"
"In a masterpiece of branding, Hanford and others call their approach "The Science of Reading," not so subtly implying that it is an unquestioned consensus among researchers, beyond dispute. That is not the case."
https://ow.ly/moZo50RG0lS