Dear new teacher:
Science of Reading: A guide for new teachers
Welcome to the classroom! Those of us who’ve been teaching for a few years—and who’ve spent some time thinking through how to teach the Science of Reading—are so glad to have you with us on this journey to help all our students become strong readers, writers, and thinkers. It’s hard work, and at times it can seem never-ending—but I don’t know of any work that’s more worth doing.
You’re managing so much as you step into the classroom: getting to know all your students, finding out what they bring to their learning every day, guiding them toward success in literacy, math, and all their knowledge building. And for that reason, I’m especially excited to be part of your introduction to the Science of Reading—a body of research that’s instrumental in helping you understand how best to teach reading, how to help your students understand the complex ways their brains work, and how your students are developing every day as learners. We hope Science of Reading: A New Teacher’s Guide will be a help during your first year in the classroom.
Let us know how you’re doing! We’d love to help.


Science of Reading: A New Teacher’s Guide
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