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You never know what each person can bring to the table until you bring them to the table! What does it look like to pilot fluency protocols in the secondary space? In this blog, we highlight the work of the brilliant James Weiler, the 6-12 Literacy Specialist for Woodbridge School District in Greenwood, Delaware. He shares how he garnered interest for this approach through a literacy coalition and how his teachers are currently implementing fluency across disciplines during

Co-written by Ali Wilson, TeachAbility & Ethan Mitnick, SchoolKit Over the last few years, schools have invested heavily in strengthening Tier 1 instruction in literacy: adopting high-quality instructional materials, providing teacher training, and implementing evidence-based literacy practices. Yet, despite these efforts, many students are still struggling to make the progress we expect. In fact the question I keep hearing from educators and school leaders alike is: We’ve do

“If we want to give them the attitude, we have to give them the aptitude.” Brandon White In the spring of 2025, we introduced the Tight10 , a teacher-friendly resource to enable middle and high school students’ use of fluency routines as a way to access grade-level texts. Today, we bring an update on how teachers are currently using the Tight10 with students. Brandon White , founder of Freedom A & T charter school and reading specialist for the Freedom Schools Summer Literac

High quality instruction materials (HQIM) are not the only thing that matter in school. But they do make a huge difference! I've been supporting adoption and implementation of HQIM for the last 11 years as an educational consultant - and the whole time, I've truly believed that they support equitable access, rigor, and engagement. But now, as a parent, I've seen the difference. Our home district adopted ELA HQIM this year, and I was thrilled when the teachers chose CKLA as t