Discover how deliberate, targeted practice—grounded in the science of reading—helps early readers build lasting skills and confidence, while giving teachers the tools to support every learner.

An NWEA policy report underscoring the literacy challenges of older students left behind by the COVID-19 pandemic’s disruptions to learning, along with four policy recommendations for addressing those challenges.

NWEA Professional Learning literacy expert Dr. Tiffany Peltier shares her approach for teachers to use spelling to reinforce phonics skills.

NWEA Professional Learning literacy expert Dr. Tiffany Peltier shares a variety of techniques for introducing new vocabulary words, including several ideas to get the kids talking to each other and involved in creating usage examples.

NWEA Professional Learning literacy expert Dr. Tiffany Peltier demonstrates how spelling and word-chaining routines can be used to reinforce more complex vocabulary.

NWEA Professional Learning literacy expert Dr. Tiffany Peltier welcomes students to the NWEA Learning Lab to go through some beginner techniques for learning letter sounds and sounding out words, including the benefits of teaching blendable phonemes.

NWEA Professional Learning literacy expert Dr. Tiffany Peltier welcomes students to the NWEA Learning Lab to demonstrate some simple spelling routines.