Reading Specialist: WordFlight Helps Struggling Middle Schoolers

Reading Specialist: WordFlight Helps Struggling Middle Schoolers

By Jennifer Flieder   As a middle school language arts teacher, I know that for students who do not have decoding or automatic word recognition skills, there is no room in the regular curriculum to reteach them the skills they should have learned in elementary...
Moving Middle School Readers from Struggle to Success

Moving Middle School Readers from Struggle to Success

Over the past several years, our work has focused on students in middle school who struggle to read because they lack basic reading skills. Unfortunately, at least half the students who can’t read at grade level fall into this category. I’d like to reflect on the...
Now is the time to expand the narrative for early reading

Now is the time to expand the narrative for early reading

Now is the time to expand the narrative for early reading The value of systematically and explicitly teaching phonics is well-documented as an effective way to help students develop foundational reading skills—skills that are essential to becoming a proficient and...
Let Me Introduce Myself

Let Me Introduce Myself

Hello, I am Carolyn Brown, the co-founder of Foundations in Learning and the Chief Academic Officer of the company. WordFlight was developed by Foundations in Learning. I’m also an adjunct professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of...