Landmark Learns

Best Practices for Teaching Reading and Writing:
Landmark Experts Weigh In

This panel discussion took place on January 24, 2023.

Host:
Adam Hickey, Research Coordinator/Outreach Lead Faculty

Landmark School Panelists:
Meghan Sebens, Elementary•Middle School Academic Dean
Janet Parady, High School Language Arts Dept Head
Geoff Russell, Elementary•Middle School Co-Language Arts Department Head
Christine Barrett, High School Literacy Tutorial Department Head
Beth Dietze, Elementary•Middle School Reading Supervisor and Testing Coordinator

Presentation Recording

Other Resources

Reader Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World, Maryanne Wolf and Catherine J. Stoodley
Publication about fostering critical thinking, empathy, and reflection given our dependence on digital technologies.

Distracted Reading in the Digital Age, Elizabeth Randolph
Online article analyzing how multitasking is affecting learning.

Writing to Read: Evidence for How Writing Can Improve Reading, Steve Graham and Michael Hebert
Downloadable book identifying instructional practices for improving reading.

What is Structured Literacy, Kim Greene, Understood.org
Online article that serves as a primer on what structured literacy is and why it’s important.

Resources from Louisa Moats, Ph.D., Reading Rockets
Online resources on a variety of topics including alphabetic principles, letters vs. phonemes, and spelling.

Resources from Dr. Julie Washington, Reading Rockets
Online resources on key literacy themes including parent read-alouds and the speaking/reading connection.

Podclassed: Digging Deeper Into Elements of Structured Literacy with William Van Cleave
Podcast episode discussing insights, research, and instructional considerations for teaching syntax, handwriting, the writing process, morphology, and more.
 

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