🔤 New Alphabet & Phonics Daily Routines are here! Join Karen Erickson, PhD, on Sept. 16 at 6 PM CST for a practical webinar of the new routines in Readtopia® & ReadtopiaGO™. Explore placement, instruction & progress monitoring. 🔗 Save your seat: bit.ly/4xzHhiq

New in #Readtopia and #ReadtopiaGO ! Check out our new Alphabet & Phonics Daily Routines. Bring your alphabet and phonics instruction to the next level! Read more here: bit.ly/40nQV6t

Teaching reading and writing in special education starts with the right conditions. Join us July 29 as Marci Butler and Nicole Nichols share the 10 Conditions That Drive Success and practical, research-based strategies to strengthen literacy, communication, and engagement for students with significant cognitive disabilities. Grounded in Comprehensive Literacy for All and the Active View of Reading, you'll leave with ideas you can implement right away. 📅 July 29 | 2 PM CST 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4p6SwLE #SpecialEducation #LiteracyInstruction #ScienceOfReading #ActiveViewOfReading #AAC #StructuredLiteracy #Readtopia #ReadtopiaGO #BuildingWings

Before he became an edtech pioneer and the visionary behind Building Wings, Don Johnston struggled to read. One teacher, Mrs. Tedesco, believed in him—and changed his life. Today, his mission helps students worldwide discover their strengths and succeed. 📘 Download your free copy: bit.ly/3LKzAAE

Why are learners struggling with comprehension even when they can decode words accurately? Take our new SoR Quiz and discover practical strategies to improve literacy outcomes. 📚 Take the quiz: bit.ly/4nSpXkN #ScienceOfReading #SpecialEducation #LiteracyInstruction

Shared reading turns literacy into connection. 💙📚 Ms. Annika is bringing story to life through Readtopia — helping students build communication, confidence, and engagement. 🔗 Learn more about the power of shared reading: bit.ly/3HPY4Fy #AAC #LiteracyForAll #EdTech

Strong literacy instruction is intentional, systematic, and consistent. Read the full blog to learn how consistent literacy systems create stronger outcomes for students and educators. Click here: bit.ly/4cq8Jpk #LiteracyInstruction #InclusiveEducation #EducationalLeadership #BuildingWings

Real-world learning > word lists 👀 Vocabulary sticks when it’s meaningful, repeated, and connected to real knowledge—not memorized in isolation 🌍✨ That’s why pairing current events + vocabulary is a game-changer for comprehension, critical thinking, and engagement. READ MORE: bit.ly/3X1DXvp

New to Readtopia + ReadtopiaGO We’ve added Learning Numbers—a teacher-led routine designed to build essential math skills for students with complex learning profiles. Grounded in research by Dr. Karen Erickson & Dr. Claire Greer. #Readtopia #ReadtopiaGO #SpecialEducation #EarlyLearning

Join Beth Waite-Lafever & Maureen Donnelly on April 28! Discover how to connect AAC, language, reading, & writing to support meaningful learning for all students. Save your spot: bit.ly/41hBFLk #AAC #Literacy #SpecialEducation

2.5 hrs vs 30 min. That gap is a systems choice about who gets literacy access. SoR shows how reading works—but only if it reaches every learner. Ready to build systems for all? Start here: bit.ly/4sJmMxz

🌸 April Picks are live on Monarch Reader! From Earth Day 🌍 to healthy habits 🥗 and springtime fun 🌷—engaging, real-world reading designed to build confidence for every learner. Accessible. Meaningful. Effective. bit.ly/3HGsWbr #MonarchReader #Literacy #EdTech

They learned because someone believed they could. Students with significant disabilities don’t need lowered expectations—they need comprehensive literacy instruction. It’s not about if they can learn. It’s about whether we choose to teach. Literacy leaders: if you believe in your learners but need the right tools to deliver—let’s talk. bit.ly/4sJmMxz #ComprehensiveLiteracyForAll #PresumeCompetence #LiteracyForAll #AAC #HighExpectations

New this week in #NewsCurrents: 🌊 Nazaré’s giant waves 🐱 Why cats land on their feet 🗳️ The SAVE America Act Engaging, real-world stories that bring science + current events into your classroom. Explore the latest issue bit.ly/4dbsAIk #Education #STEM #SocialStudies #EdTech

Strong instruction starts with strong planning. 📚 Teachers using Readtopia & ReadtopiaGO love the built-in lesson roadmaps—clear, purposeful, and easy for entire teams to follow. When everyone knows the plan, they can focus on what matters most: student growth. #Readtopia #LiteracyInstruction

Literacy doesn’t start when school begins. It starts at life. “If you are alive, you are on the literacy continuum.” Every learner deserves access to reading and writing. #ScienceOfReading #InclusiveEducation #LiteracyForAll

🚨 6 literacy myths are still shaping instruction—and holding students back. Beliefs about who can learn to read, when literacy should begin, and what progress looks like directly impact opportunity—especially for students with disabilities. Research tells a different story: reading failure is preventable. In this blog, Maureen Donnelly, M.Ed. explores the myths that persist in education and what evidence-based literacy instruction actually requires. If we want equitable literacy outcomes, we have to challenge the assumptions behind our teaching. Read the full blog: bit.ly/4tZXpbw #LiteracyEducation #ScienceOfReading #AAC #InclusiveEducation

Women’s History Month 💜 Through #Readtopia, learners explore the stories of powerful women — from Harriet Tubman and Anne Frank to Amanda Gorman and Diana Trujillo — building literacy, empathy, and confidence along the way. You celebrating? #WomensHistoryMonth #Education