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Structured
Literacy

Welcome! If you're looking for information about structured literacy, or if you need a one-stop shop for valuable online resources pertaining to structured literacy, look no further! This page is devoted entirely to helping teachers implement highly explicit and systematic instruction. Browse the links for videos, articles, and sites below to learn more!

Stuffed Felt Alphabets

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What is structured literacy?

"Structured literacy (SL) approaches emphasize highly explicit and systematic teaching of all important components of literacy. These components include both foundational skills (e.g., decoding, spelling) and higher-level literacy skills (e.g., reading comprehension, written expression). SL also emphasizes oral language abilities essential to literacy development, including phonemic awareness, sensitivity to speech sounds in oral language, and the ability to manipulate those sounds."      

Source: International Dyslexia Association

Scarborough's Reading Rope, which was developed in the early 1990's, illustrates how skilled reading is built upon an intertwining of language comprehension and word recognition. This is an excellent visual representation of what takes place in our brains as we read!

Click here to learn more about each strand of the rope model AND how to use it as a teacher.

Scarborough's reaidng rope

Need materials for your classroom?

The Tally Tales Literacy TPT store has tons of materials to support your structured literacy lessons. Click here to find exactly what you need!

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Videos about Structured Literacy

"The MTSU Center for Dyslexia Expert Minute series presents an overview of Structured Literacy with Nancy Hennessy, M.Ed., LDT-C. Structured Literacy is a research-based instructional approach that is effective for all students, including students with characteristics of dyslexia."

"The U.S. is in the midst of a reading crisis. This video delves into the emergency and how we got here - and how a vast body of research called the science of reading can fix the problem. Learn about the systematic solution that is the answer to reversing the trend of shockingly low childhood literacy rates."

"Educators can make a difference in the classroom for every student, at every age, and every stage. Learn about the systematic solution and roadmap that is the answer to reversing the trend of shockingly low childhood literacy rates. Literacy success is possible through superior training, tools, and support."

“Reading and comprehension is achieved most efficiently by FIRST teaching later sound correspondences.” Want to know how we KNOW this? Check out this short animation, backed by more than 40 years of neuroscience, that introduces the science behind the Reading Brain.

Nessy connects the latest reading research with the structured literacy method of instruction in this informative video. 

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