Why Literacy Reform Keeps Failing and What Actually Works
Why Literacy Reform Keeps Failing & What Actually Works For 40 years, policymakers, educators, and experts have rolled out one reform after another, each designed to address America’s literacy crisis. Each new solution was supposed to be the answer, from “A Nation at Risk” in 1983 to the Science of Reading today. Yet, National Assessment…
Maximize Summer Learning with Proven Professional Development: Transform Student Success
Proven Professional Development and Student Success Summer is the ideal time for educators to enhance students’ instructional skills and prepare for the next academic year. Schools that invest in professional development over the summer create lasting change, empowering teachers with evidence-based strategies that benefit all students. Case Study in Action Monterey Peninsula Unified School…
Leaders in Literacy
Mandy Melville, founder and director of the nonprofit foundation, Creative Language-based Learning (CLBL), discusses her foundation’s partnership with Jamaica’s schools in providing professional development for teachers since 2017. This episode also features Yvette Richards-Thompson, principal of Denham Town High School in Kingston, Jamaica. In 2021, the school was identified as the worst-performing school in its…
Instruction Based on a Theory of Cognition
At Lindamood-Bell, our instructional approach aligns with a specific theory of cognition known as Dual Coding Theory (DCT). In this article, we’ll explore DCT and its practical applications in teaching, showing how a cognitive approach can boost literacy and comprehension. The Imagery-Language Connection for Literacy The following section is excerpted from Visualizing and Verbalizing®…
Special Education Administrators share best practices in the Science of Reading
We’re excited to invite you to an informative pre-conference workshop at the national CASE Conference in Savannah, Georgia, on November 6. Workshop: Scaling Up a District-Wide Literacy Intervention Topic: Building Structures to Support Special Education Teachers in Implementing with Fidelity and Closing Gaps Time: 9:00 – 11:30 A.M. Jennifer Thompson, IRR Instructional…
Special Education Isn’t Always Specialized – with Dr. Robert Pasternack | Lindamood-Bell Radio
In this podcast episode, Dr. Pasternack discusses the role of tiered intervention in preventing unnecessary referrals, the importance of teacher preparation and professional development, and the necessary components of effective literacy instruction. As a teacher, New Mexico State Special Education Director, and, ultimately, as the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative…
Lindamood-Bell approved in Ohio for reading intervention and high-quality tutoring
The Ohio Department of Education lists Lindamood-Bell as a reading intervention that aligns with the science of reading and strategies for effective literacy instruction. Our approach and interventions were approved based on research and evidence in improving literacy skills. Interventions include explicit and systematic instruction for students who persistently struggle to master reading skills. Key…
Lindamood-Bell Receives Funding for a Collaborative Research Grant to Accelerate Growth in Reading for Elementary Students
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Lindamood-Bell, in collaboration with the American Institutes for Research® (AIR®), has been awarded funding for “An Efficacy Study of the Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes Complete Intervention for Upper Elementary Students.” Reading difficulties often become apparent in the early years of education. These challenges can escalate without quick and effective intervention, leading…
TEA-approved CPE Provider
“I have learned so much, and learned to love the program and use it with more classes. I am able to use it with more classes than I ever imagined.” ~Maria, Resource Teacher from a Texas School District. We are honored to collaborate with Texas educators in their professional learning as a Texas Education Agency…
Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction to Support the Virginia Literacy Act
Lindamood-Bell has been approved by the Virginia Department of Education to improve K-8 literacy outcomes for the Commonwealth’s students. Our approach and interventions were approved based on our research and evidence in improving phonological awareness, phonics, word study, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. Interventions include explicit and systematic instruction for students who persistently struggle to…
