Literacy News

March 2026

Registration is now open for our summer conference!  Click above to register for the event.  Find out more about the speaker presentations on our website under "Conference."  If your organization would like to have an exhibitor table or become one of our sponsors, you can find out more information HERE.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Nebraska will use One Reading Screener

for Grades K-3

See the letter to Nebraska leaders, from the Nebraska Department of Education's Commissioner, Brian Maher, where he announced that all schools will be using DIBELS 8th Edition as their universal screener in the coming years.  Read more about DIBELS 8th Edition, the "Hold Harmless" period, and the psychometric review on the NDE website. 

Click above to access this lesson from readinguniverse.org.

It truly takes a village to raise literacy rates, and in Ohio, the village is getting help from pediatricians.  Click above to read this article written by Mekiya Seminera found at apnews.com.  

You now have compared your beginning of year data with your middle of year data and your students just have not made the growth that you had hoped.  Perhaps it's time to take a look at your small group instruction. Each group should be data driven and working on skills that they need.  Click above to read this article from keystoliteracy.com to discover what to do and more importantly, what NOT to do.  

If you enjoy podcasts, check out the listing, below, of podcasts on small group instruction from Melissa and Lori Love Literacy.  

Secondary Literacy Resources

From Dr. Pam Kastner