The science of reading is the converging evidence of what matters and what works in literacy instruction, organized around models that describe how and why. It’s been around a long time, and it’s here to help us better reach kids who are learning to read. Learn about how it ties into decoding, phonics, language comprehension, and fluency, plus how assessment data can guide your efforts.

Learn more about essential components to successful school improvement and our partnership with UChicago Impact®. This detailed article explores how we work alongside districts for meaningful, equitable, sustainable change.

See how assessment data from MAP Growth and MAP Reading Fluency can guide thoughtful, efficient year-end reflections and planning sessions.

Learn how educators can avoid thinking of assessments as frustrating events, irrelevant tasks, or disempowering hoops to jump through and create learning experiences around assessment that empower students and foster growth.

The Elgin Children’s Foundation supports schools in Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. See how the organization partnered with NWEA to empower principals and provide the tools and support to help them make meaningful learning growth in their school communities.

Literacy can be a big predictor of how a child will do in school—and even whether they’ll graduate. There’s a lot families can do to support a young reader at home. This collection of Teach. Learn. Grow. blog posts by NWEA literacy experts will walk you through exactly what to try. (If you’re an educator eager to support families reading at home, please share this e-book with them!)

We assess our students every day. But do we always know why? In this e-book, Erin Beard, content design coordinator on NWEA’s professional learning team, tells you everything you need to know about assessment empowerment, from what it is to exactly how to bring it to life in your classroom.