Matching Striving Readers with the Right Intervention for a Strong Start
Helping striving readers thrive starts with the right support. The Back-to-School Toolkit helps educators pinpoint student needs, understand the decoding threshold, and apply targeted, research-based strategies from day one.
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Matching Students with the Right Reading Intervention—Before and Beyond the Decoding Threshold
Ensure students receive the reading intervention they need using a decoding + comprehension framework based on the Simple View of Reading.
The Decoding Threshold: A Critical Milestone in Every Reader’s Journey
The decoding threshold marks the shift from learning to read to reading to learn—when decoding becomes automatic and students can fully engage with meaning.
Decoding Threshold Quick Check [PDF]
The Decoding Threshold Quick Check screens if students are fluent enough to move from decoding instruction to vocabulary and comprehension support.
Guide Students to the Right Kind of Reading Support
What is the Decoding Threshold?
Discover how the decoding threshold signals the shift to fluent reading—and how to identify students who need decoding support before comprehension.
TWO-PART WEBINAR SERIES | SEPTEMBER 10 & 18 | 2:00 PM ET
Using Implementation Science to Drive Intervention Results
In this two-part webinar series, learn how to use implementation science to achieve measurable, lasting results. Gain a practical framework, real-world examples, and actionable strategies to strengthen implementation in your school or district.
