With the IMSE Literacy Summit 2025 right around the corner, literacy expert Dr. Danielle “Nell” Thompson shares insights to whet our appetite.

By combining IMSE courses with embedded literacy coaches, Wyandotte Public Schools provided several layers of support to teachers and allowed students to quickly build literacy skills.

Over the last year, IMSE has supported many districts, schools and educators in the implementation of science-based literacy approaches. There is always more work to be done and IMSE is prepared to do even more for literacy in the new…

The School District of La Crosse, located in Wisconsin, knew it was time to align its literacy curriculum across the district to drive better literacy outcomes for all students.

Hancock County Schools in Kentucky is a true Reader Leader in battling the literacy crisis. Their case study reveals a comprehensive evidence-based effort to move from frustration to celebration in generating significant literacy gains for their students. 

Community advocates can play a vital role in driving literacy gains in schools. Discover how an Illinois-based advocacy group is making an impact.

Understanding the science around how linguistically diverse students learn to read will allow literacy teachers to unearth practical strategies that optimize the student success rate.

Learn how an alternative K-12 school in San Diego found a new solution to improving literacy among students who face significant hardship. The remarkable results appeared quickly and continue to foster academic growth in language arts – and other subject…

Multisensory and multimodal literacy instruction are two different ways to improve literacy outcomes for students in the classroom, however, each has a different meaning and must be applied correctly to be effective.

Learn about a new children’s book that delivers an inspiring and unique approach to understanding dyslexia, helping struggling young readers feel seen.

The Orton-Gillingham approach is a literacy instruction approach specifically designed to support students with dyslexia as they learn how to read.

IMSE is here to support Michigan education leaders and educators in learning how to utilize state 35d funding best.

This Dyslexia Awareness Month, we are unraveling the complexities of the learning difficulty that affects the development of literacy and amplifying dyslexia teaching resources to help educators better reach all students, especially their struggling readers.

Studies show that 95% of students can learn to read when taught with a Structured Literacy curriculum.

Structured Literacy is based on the science of reading – a proven approach to teaching students at every level how to read.

St. Francis Solanus Catholic School in Illinois incorporates an evidence-based literacy approach to address learning losses and boost outcomes for every student

How an Indiana district surpassed state mandates with Structured Literacy training based on the science of reading.

Understand the differences between Structured Literacy and Balanced Literacy to set every student up for reading success.

Structured Literacy teaches components of reading and literacy that are essential for students at all tiers to learn how to read.

While many states are making strides toward literacy for all students, we still have a long way to go.

As students practice and apply their decoding skills and learn new red words, their recognition of patterns, positions, and rules will boost their sight word reading.

Two-thirds of US students are unable to read at grade level, which is why state legislatures are now mandating that schools implement evidence-based alternatives to ineffective literacy approaches. IMSE’s newest edition of Decodable Readers sets out to equip teachers eagerly…

In 2016, the International Dyslexia Association coined the term Structured Literacy as a category for evidence-based approaches of explicit instruction, such as Orton-Gillingham, synthetic phonics, phonics-based reading instruction, and systematic reading instruction.

This Indiana school district transformed its literacy framework to make room for proven strategies.