Teaching tips for educators, from educators

Welcome to Teacher Connections! This always-growing collection of videos from Amplify Ambassadors—educators just like you—provides advice and inspiration to keep you motivated through the school year and beyond.

Alert: Progress in early literacy is slowing.

The latest middle-of-school-year data from Amplify show that schools across the country made some progress increasing the number of K–2 students on track for learning to read. But that progress is slowing. With literacy rates in the United States already a concern, schools and districts need to act now to accelerate literacy outcomes.

MTSS: The key to success

Access to literacy isn’t one straight line. It’s more like a multi-dimensional structure with tiers, scaffolds, and layers (not to mention numbers). That’s why students—and teachers—can benefit from an MTSS: Multi-Tiered System of Supports. Let’s see how an MTSS can help position all students for literacy success.

The #1 foundational skill for the Science of Reading

There are five foundational skills that open up the infinite possibilities of reading. In this series of five posts, we go back to basics and explore each of them—starting with phonemic and phonological awareness.

Dyslexia toolkit for teachers

Here are 6 ways teachers can identify students at risk of dyslexia and help them get the support they need.