This site offers practical educational applications from Reading Science (PEARS). The internet can be a confusing place, with so many different perspectives and quite a bit of misinformation.

The materials on this site were developed by educators who get excited by research and researchers who have taught children to read. When educators and researchers work together, we can produce more useful resources to support educators aiming to deliver more effective reading instruction.

 

We deeply appreciate your commitment to ensuring that students become independent and joyful readers! Teaching reading is not easy, especially in a writing system as complex as English. Reading is an essential skill that underlies all future learning. Proficient reading builds knowledge, increases vocabulary, drives curiosity, and increases language exposure. Students who do not read proficiently by fourth grade are likely to carry emotional and economic burdens across their lifespan. Therefore, we believe that the ability to read confidently and joyfully is a fundamental human right. 

 

Reading educators work for social justice every day. By helping students develop the ability to read confidently, your work has far-reaching impacts on students' later learning, economic opportunities, and self-determination. At PEARS, you will find free materials that are clear, research-aligned, and compatible with most curriculums. PEARS resources support instructional decision-making by describing the "why" of reading instruction as well as the "what."  This empowers teachers to fill gaps in their curriculums and to modify instruction for students who are not learning to read easily.  Our mission is to provide you with resources that help grow enthusiastic and confident readers. 

 

If you like these resources, please share them with your friends and colleagues. All the resources are free. If you use them, please reference them appropriately. No PEARS resources may be sold.  

 

We are all volunteers, so the site will develop gradually. Please check back to see what’s new each week.

 

Thanks for spending time here. We hope you feel inspired and supported by the resources you find.

 

--The PEARS Team