News & Announcements

Register now for the next Reading the Room webinar series! Join us for a discussion about the findings of a recent meta-analysis involving studies conducted over the last four decades that aimed to improve reading outcomes for Grade K-5 students with or at risk for dyslexia. Date & Time: Jun 22, 2023 12:00 PM PST

This newsletter provides information and resources for increasing the intensity of reading instruction for students who are not making desired progress toward their goals.

This month, we’re sharing information about our resources for families and educators, and how you can use these resources to increase awareness and use of evidence-based literacy instruction in your school and community. 

Register now for our next Reading the Room webinar on the state of the science of reading for supporting students with reading disabilities. Date: March 31st at 10:00 AM Eastern

In this month’s newsletter, we’re celebrating Black History Month with a collection of resources that explore diversity considerations in literacy instruction and celebrate Black history and culture. We encourage you to look for opportunities to include these resources throughout the year and across your curriculum!

Check out our new resources for families, schools, and state leaders! This month, we’re excited to share a brand new Toolkit, infographics, and more!!

Check out our new resources and activities for winter break!

Learn about NCIL's resources for promoting family engagement in this month's newsletter.

In this article, we list five important things we want you to know about dyslexia.

Dyslexia awareness month is an annual event aimed to further understanding of dyslexia.

This month, we’re excited to share a new “Big 5 in Under 5” video focused on Phonics, Spanish versions of our most popular infographics, a new Science of Reading infographic, and more.

Register now for our next Reading the Room webinar on the use of instructional coaching to implement and sustain evidenced-base literacy instruction through the lens of Implementation Science. Date: September 13, 2022

This article provides a few highlights about what the Science of Reading IS and what it IS NOT, to get even the most novice person started on their journey in understanding how children learn to read.

Check out our new resources for families, schools, and state leaders!

In this article, we look at why summer reading is important and how you can do it well.

Check out our new resources for families, schools, and state leaders!

In this article, we look at three common mistakes schools make when providing reading instruction.

In this month’s newsletter, we’re celebrating Black History Month.

Dyslexia awareness month is an annual event aimed to further understanding of dyslexia.

Check out our original comic series, starring Kayla, a girl with dyslexia. We recently added Issue #4!

Check out our original comic series, starring Kayla, a girl with dyslexia. We recently added Issue #3.5!

Listen to this podcast from Military Child Education Coalition and Dr. Sarah Sayko, Deputy Director of the National Center on Improving Literacy, on improving reading outcomes for children with dyslexia and other literacy-related disabilities.

The National Center on Improving Literacy has partnered with the Journal of Learning Disabilities to produce virtual abstracts for articles in a special series on improving outcomes for students with learning disabilities.

We caught up with Julianne Masser, Ph.D., who was diagnosed with dyslexia in the 1st grade, and she is still succeeding with Dyslexia!

Dyslexia awareness month is an annual event aimed to further understanding of dyslexia.

Checkout our new Implementation Toolkit that helps schools and families join efforts to support children’s literacy growth in remote or blended learning environments.

We've gathered some resources and activities you can do when your child is unable to attend school.

Explore this new Implementation Toolkit that helps parents and educators learn about dyslexia and how to support the literacy development of students with dyslexia.

Check out our original comic series, starring Kayla, a girl with dyslexia. We recently added Issue #3!

What's New in November? Read about the exciting new tools and resources we recently published.

Meet Julianne Masser, a Ph.D. student in the School Psychology program at the University of Oregon, who was diagnosed with dyslexia in the 1st grade.

Does your state have dyslexia legislation?

Dyslexia awareness month is an annual event aimed to further understanding of dyslexia.

NCIL’s Deputy Director, Sarah Sayko, discusses tools for research-based literacy in schools in this episode of PodClassed.

NCIL’s researchers, in partnership with experts from our Dyslexia Work Group, have authored a new paper to provide an overview and some insight into what is known about screening for dyslexia.

NCIL staff member Dr. Scott Baker was recently interviewed by Dawn Durham of the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN). Listen to this short podcast to learn more about NCIL’s mission, tools, and resources!

ReadingShire Campout was built by NCIL literacy experts with instructional design expertise. It includes 2 mini-games that have children identifying letter sounds to improve their phonemic awareness and alphabetic knowledge.

NCIL staff and expert coaches are working in several states to provide intensive technical assistance and professional development focused on students with or at risk for literacy-related disabilities, including dyslexia.

On October 1 and 2, 2018, NCIL hosted a meeting featuring experts in the fields of dyslexia research, advocacy, and instruction. The goal of the meeting was to obtain feedback to inform NCIL’s work specific to dyslexia for the upcoming years.

Dyslexia awareness month is an annual event aimed to further understanding of dyslexia. We have events scheduled and are releasing tools and featuring resources that aim to raise awareness and understanding of dyslexia all month.