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Pardon our stardust ...

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After many years in our original online home, the Barksdale Reading Institute is joining forces with WETA/Reading Rockets and First Book to transform Reading Universe. We’re building a modern, multimedia-rich platform

to better support you as you teach children to read and write, no matter their age.

 

And it’s free!

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Here’s a sneak peek at Reading Universe 2.0!

We’re working hard to launch our prototype late this summer.

And we’ll be adding more content through the fall and into 2024.

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10 Maxims: What We've Learned So Far

About How Children Learn to Read

From Literacy Leader and Researcher Reid Lyon

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See this distillation of what we know from 50 years of research about reading and effective reading instruction — accompanied by a deep list of supporting research.

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We envision a future ...

where every child is bursting with the confidence earned from learning how to read and write well.

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Questions? Email Us!

ReadingUniverse@weta.org

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the Barksdale Reading Institute?

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Reading Universe is made possible by the generous support of Jim & Donna Barksdale,

The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, and two anonymous donors.

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