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Suggested Online Resources

We have found these websites, podcasts, and videos to be useful sources of information and perspectives. They are not listed in any particular order. We'll add more titles periodically. Click on the title for the resource.

www.literacyedcoaltion.org  The International Literacy Educators Coalition website is dedicated to providing information about research-based best practices for teaching literacy. See their Info Notes here.

www.regieroutman.org  Regie Routman, a gifted teacher with years of examined experiences, has posted a wealth of perspectives and publications on her site: books, blog posts, podcasts, videos, and more.

literacyresearchcommons.org  This website is a fine source of scholarly material for those who wish to dive deep into research, commentary, history, and fact-checking.

rcowen.com  Richard C. Owen Publishers offers children's books, professional books, tools, and more. Of particular note is the Parents tab with its wealth of resources, including the Literacy Gallery and Literacy Library, with vignettes, articles, stories, explanations, and tips that will be of interest to parents. 

doctorsam7.blog  Sam Bommarito has many fine resources and insights about literacy instruction based on his years of experience. William Kerns offers additional views on this informative site. 

rss.com/podcasts/drandy  In his podcast episodes, Professor Andy Johnson talks about current issues in reading, often noting a number of misconceptions held by  advocates of the Science of Reading. 

radicalscholarship.com  Paul Thomas has a fine collection of resources at his website, including articles, books, and useful links. See in particular the Recent Publications tab.

www.sdkrashen.com  Stephen Krashen's articles, books, and handouts cover a range of literacy topics, including Free Voluntary Reading—a topic often overlooked in today's discourse about literacy—and a range of views on what's best for English Language Learners.

www.wsra.org/science-s-of-reading  The Wisconsin State Reading Association's sessions on the Science(s) of Reading, including speakers Peter Johnston, Donna Scanlon, and Peter Afflerbach, provide wise and useful commentary on how to think about literacy learning and teaching. 

backseatlinguist.com/blog  Jeff McQuillan presents useful, well-grounded information about language and literacy. See the recent "The Case for Acquired Phonics" and a number of papers that address the needs of English Language Learners. 

nancybailey.com  Nancy Bailey seeks to "revive, rally, and recover public schools." Her website is filled with articles, reviews, commentary, and links to useful resources.

readingrecovery.org  The members of the Reading Recovery community have helped many children learn to read effectively. The website has excellent information about reading and many helpful resources for learning and teaching.

UCL Lunch Hour Lecture (30 May 2024)  In this webinar, sponsored by the University College of London Insittute of Education, Dominic Wyse and Charlotte Hacking  present "Why Jahmelia Can't Read and Write: Government(s) Failures and the Reading Wars."

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