by Karina Richland | May 26, 2026 | A PRIDE Post
Your child’s teacher just mentioned that your child has been placed in an “RTI program” at school. Maybe you got a letter home, or you heard the term during a parent-teacher conference. Either way, you want to understand what it means for your child,...
by Karina Richland | May 15, 2026 | A PRIDE Post, Articles & Resources
Selecting a reading program for your school or district is one of the highest-stakes curriculum decisions you will make. The program you choose shapes how thousands of students learn to decode words, build fluency, and develop comprehension skills they will carry for...
by Karina Richland | May 14, 2026 | A PRIDE Post, Dyslexia, Learning Differences, Orton-Gillingham
Orton-Gillingham Scope and Sequence: What Skills Should Come First? When a child is struggling to read, the order of instruction matters as much as the instruction itself. An Orton-Gillingham scope and sequence gives parents, tutors, and teachers a clear path for...
by Karina Richland | Apr 27, 2026 | A PRIDE Post, Articles & Resources, Language & Reading
Nothing stalls a creative writing session faster than uncertainty. For a young writer, the fear of choosing the wrong word—like “ate” instead of “eight”—can be enough to make them put their pencil down. This is especially true for students who learn differently, as...
by Karina Richland | Apr 22, 2026 | A PRIDE Post, Language & Reading
You noticed a student in your classroom who is falling behind in reading. The whole-class instruction that works for most of your students is not enough for this child. You want to help, but you are not sure what the next step looks like. This is exactly the situation...
by Karina Richland | Apr 20, 2026 | A PRIDE Post, Dyslexia, Language & Reading, Learning Differences
Key Takeaways Instructional Accuracy: Avoid whole-word guessing strategies and give students direct decoding practice. Foundational Skills: Teach phonemic awareness and phonics together in a clear, explicit way. Text Choice: Use controlled decodable text so students...
