In the world of structured literacy, there are few names that are as recognizable as Barbara Wilson. A renowned literacy expert, Barbara Wilson co-founded Wilson Language Training®, an evidence-backed ...

When districts adopt evidence-based practices like Structured Literacy, it’s often with a surge of excitement and momentum. Yet the real challenge lies not in the initial adoption, but in sustaining ...

No one was a greater skeptic than Martin Elementary kindergarten teacher Alissa Szewczak when New Kensington-Arnold administrators announced the district would switch reading curriculums. Two years ...

Join leading experts and educators for a dynamic discussion on how to make Structured Literacy a reality in every classroom—and what can be done differently this time to ensure lasting success.

Structured literacy creates implementation challenges: Teachers must diagnose skill gaps, deliver explicit instruction, and adjust based on progress while managing diverse learners and competing ...

(The Center Square) – The state’s stalled budget negotiations left many other proposals on hold, including a bipartisan plan to increase childhood literacy. Still, the lawmakers behind the legislation ...

Outside, it was summer, but inside John Lewis Elementary School in Macon, Ga. Quantesha Pittman was teaching third graders to build words. "What's that first sound again?" she asked the room of about ...

From the beginning of the 2025 school year, all schools will be required to use structured literacy – also known as “phonics” or the “science of reading” – to teach children how to read. But the very ...

The NAEP results in late 2022 revealed that reading scores fell for both fourth and eighth grade readers as a result of the pandemic. Only 33 percent of fourth graders are reading proficiently, which ...

If it wins the election, the National Party has vowed to shake up how children are taught to read and write. Part of this education overhaul includes a pledge to require the teaching of “structured ...

Barbara A. Wilson, M.Ed. is Co-Founder of Wilson Language Training® (WLT). For 35+ years, she’s brought Structured Literacy to educators through consultation to organizations focused on reading, ...