#Government Mandates

Michigan Introduces New Dyslexia Legislation

After decades of low reading scores, some Michigan legislators are making a push for structured literacy and the science of reading.
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Literacy Policies and Laws

Literacy Policies: Where Your State Stands (Part 4)

With the 2019-2020 school year halfway done, IMSE is excited to continue our 5-part overview of literacy policies across the US. As many who are reading this already know, literacy and education policies can differ so much across country, state,…
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Bins in an Elementary School

Literacy Policies: Where Your State Stands (Part 3)

With the 2019-2020 school year halfway done, IMSE is excited to continue our 5-part overview of literacy policies across the US. As many who are reading this already know, literacy and education policies can differ so much across country, state,…
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Literacy Policies: Where Your State Stands (Part 2)

With the 2019-2020 school year nearly halfway done, IMSE is excited to continue our 5-part overview of literacy policies across the US. As many who are reading this already know, literacy and education policies can differ so much across country,…
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Creating a School-wide IMSE OG Culture Takes Literacy to the Next Level at this New Jersey School

Bridgeton Public Schools, which has now trained over 200 K-3 educators in all six of its elementary schools in the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education’s Orton-Gillingham methodology, has seen significant gains for students who have been taught reading via the new…
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A Back To School Message For Educators From Our Founder: ‘IMSE Is Here For You’

Dear Teachers, As educators, each new school year brings a refreshed sense of excitement and a hunger to teach and inspire. A new school year also offers new opportunities to improve upon the many challenges we often face in the…
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Professional Development for Reading

IMSE Chosen As Literacy Instruction Partner For Arkansas’ New R.I.S.E. Literacy Initiative

The Institute for Multi-Sensory Education was recently selected as a professional development partner in Arkansas’ new Reading Initiative for Student Excellence (R.I.S.E) program: an initiative which seeks to strengthen teachers’ focus and instruction in literacy through prescribed proficiency pathways, and…
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5 Things We Learned From Understood.Org Education Expert Bob Cunningham

Bob Cunningham is the advisor-in-residence on learning and attention issues for Understood.org — an organization and online resource for parents and educators — and serves as the head of the Robert Louis Stevenson School, is a member of Purnell School’s…
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As Michigan Grapples With Literacy Rates, This Detroit School Tries Something New

Just ten minutes from downtown Detroit is The James and Grace Lee Boggs School, a K-8 neighborhood charter school designed to engage the diverse population of students it serves. Along with the rest of Michigan schools, Boggs is preparing to…
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Op-Ed: True Literacy Investment Must Happen Or Michigan’s 3rd Grade Guarantee Will Be An Empty Promise

Michigan’s “Third Grade Guarantee” law is preparing to take effect, but statistics showing the vast majority of Detroit Public School third-graders aren’t meeting grade-level reading goals, school administrators are worried about the future of the state. The Institute for Multi-Sensory…
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