Raising Readers, Writers, and Spellers

An expert guide for parents

J. Richard Gentry Ph.D.

Why Spelling Instruction Should Be Hot in 2021

Research says teaching spelling explicitly in a grade by grade curriculum is a solution for helping all children become better readers.

4 Lessons on Teaching Your Baby to Read From a Mom in India

Can babies/toddlers really read? Don't be skeptical. A mom from India shares her remarkable story and shows you how it's done.

Science Says Reading Education Must Change

Cognitive psychologists are among those leading a revolution in reading education based on science. This is a call to action to save struggling readers.

Science for Early Literacy Learning Really Matters

Some reading scientists and educators are innovating and reinventing themselves during the COVID era. Will technology and long-distance learning lead to new education solutions?

Educators Can Help Young Children Diagnosed With Dyslexia

If you work with children symptomatic or diagnosed with dyslexia, here's new information from the science of reading.

5 Science-Based Tips for Promoting Literacy in Preschool

Are you sequestered at home, trying to teach a preschooler, or are you a homeschooler or a teacher honing your skills? This research will help.

A Guide to Early Markers of Dyslexia

Parents, teachers, and pediatricians should partner in checking for early signs.

Ending the Reading Wars and Fostering Better Readers

Here's how to end the Reading Wars and provide better reading instruction and higher reading scores in the U.S. Cognitive science, neuroscience, and the media are leading the way.

Recognizing Dyslexia May Prevent Low Self-Esteem and Anxiety

Do you sometimes feel inarticulate, have trouble recalling names, or struggle with directions? You may want to learn about dyslexia.

Don’t Mess with Reading Science—Texas Schools Need Spelling!

As reading scores and textbook funding for spelling plummet in Texas science says spelling knowledge builds the reading brain. Read about the Houston Chronicle's investigation.

Brain Words: A Solution for America’s Reading Problem

The past two decades have brought giant leaps in our understanding of how the reading brain works yet these findings have yet to make there way into the classroom.

5 Silver Bullets for Boosting America’s Reading Scores

These silver bullets for attaining higher reading scores are neither a magic nor miraculous fix, but the science-based solution to a twenty-year old problem.

Two Powerful Evidence-Based Strategies for Beginning Reading

Are beginning reading and writing teachers in your schools using these two science-based techniques? They should be!

Bridging the Gap Between Science and Poor Reading in America

Paying attention to science can increase reading scores in America.

One Mother’s Gut Wrenching Call to End School Shootings

School gun violence has struck this American family twice: A gut wrenching account of what it’s like for a parent and a mother’s plan for stopping the carnage.

The Reading Brain’s Food Chain and Failing Schools

My recent school visits, current reports of failing schools, and testimonies from teachers and administrators reveal a harmful gap between research and spelling instruction.

Five Ways to Ensure Long-Term Retention of Spelling Words

Building word permanency in the brain is a gift to a child for a lifetime of reading and writing.

Why Our Students Can’t Write

Here's part of the solution to a big problem in American education.

Lousy Spelling—Why Americans Can’t Read or Think Well

Two decades after the National Reading Panel and the National Early Literacy Panel left out spelling reading scores have plummeted! Spelling is the missing link to literacy!

5 Research-based Practices for Kindergarten and First Grade

Years of best practices by exemplary teachers in kindergarten and Grade 1 are now supported by the latest research in cognitive psychology and neuroscience.

Landmark Study Finds Better Path to Reading Success

Two Canadian researchers have proven what exemplary kindergarten and first grade teachers have been doing for years to create successful readers by the end of first grade.

America's Spelling Is a National Disaster

Spelling errors tweeted within the Trump administration raise the issue of why spelling matters. Spelling needs to be taught!

5 Best Strategies for Learning Weekly Spelling Words

No more memorizing the words for the Friday spelling test and forgetting them. These research-based strategies help students retain words in their brains for reading and writing.

7 Ways to Accommodate People With Dyslexia in the Classroom

Every regular classroom can make better accommodations for dyslexics and or children who may be at risk.

5 Brain-Based Reasons to Teach Handwriting in School

Did you know that handwriting will make you and your child smarter than keyboarding?

Connecting Spelling Books to Reading Scores

Do you know why so many American school children can't read proficiently? Guess what we aren't teaching.

Messing Up Literacy in Texas

Find out why reading scores have plummeted in Texas and across the nation and what can be done to improve literacy education.

5 Reasons Your Child’s School Needs Spelling Books—Part 2

The brain reads by retrieving spellings of words. Spelling books help kids meet today's rigorous standards.

5 Reasons Your Child’s School Needs Spelling Books—Part 1

Parents and researchers agree that children need explicit spelling instruction in elementary school but school administrators may be ignoring the facts and harming students.

Are You Dyslexic? Is Your Child?

Here are three lists of classic early warning signs of dyslexia for very young children, school-age children, and adults. Do the lists fit you or your child?

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