Building Background Knowledge Is Key to Reading Comprehension

If you've ever wondered why some students breeze through complex texts while others struggle to make sense of even simple passages, the answer may...

Wisconsin District Unites Around New Vision for ELA Instruction with Wit & Wisdom

We recently sat down with Carrie Willer, PhD, Director of Elementary Education at the Appleton Area School District (WI) to hear about the district's...

Introducing New Level 3 Geodes Books

As educators, there’s nothing quite like seeing your students lose themselves in a good book. Often, though, students are unable to access the wonder...

The Path to Reading Proficiency

Emily Gula has worked in a variety of critical roles here at Great Minds. She's been a lead writer for Wit & Wisdom® and Arts & Letters™ and a...

Leveled, Decodable, Readable: What Does Research Say About The Right Texts For Your Beginning Readers?

As the Science of Reading has dominated the national conversation around early literacy, educators everywhere have been hard at work bringing their...

Florida Charter School Celebrates Early Literacy Success with Geodes

Geodes® books have been in use at Odyssey Charter School (FL) in grades K–2 since the 2021–2022 school year. We sat down with four Odyssey educators...

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