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Pulling students out of class for reading intervention can trigger a variety of emotions— embarrassment, annoyance, even indignation. For the middle-school boys in Jennifer Melton’s Tier 3 reading intervention group at Crest Middle School last year, being pulled out of PE likely added a touch of FOMO to the mix. Read more

We love hearing from our teacher community and learning about your experiences with Read Naturally. If you'd like to share your story, we invite you to submit a blog post. Every story is valuable to us, and blogs that meet our content and quality guidelines will be eligible for a special reward. Read more

At Read Naturally, we continuously strive to improve the user experience for teachers, ensuring our tools are as efficient and easy to use as possible. We understand that teachers' time and expertise are invaluable, and we want to ensure they can maximize their efforts in working directly with their students. In line with this goal, we are excited to announce the release of several significant enhancements to the Read Live program that aim to streamline onboarding and maximize student activity time. Read more

The end of the school year is a time for reflection and celebration. And that's why it's time for our annual State of the Blog address! Each year, we highlight the Top 10 RN Bookmark posts from August through May to help you catch up on any gems you might have missed and to compile a collection of the most valuable content, as chosen by our readers. We so appreciate your engagement with our blog and your dedication to supporting struggling and developing readers. Read more

We hope you’re enjoying everything that Read Live has to offer. We want to let you know of an upcoming price change to your subscription. Read Naturally is committed to continually innovating our products and delivering value to our customers. Read more

Raise your hand if you've ever heard a child joyfully declare, "X is for Xylophone!"? Read more

In the literacy education landscape, one-minute timings often find themselves at the center of discussion—and sometimes misconception.  

Critics argue that these timings only foster stress and promote speed reading. It’s true that one-minute timings, when introduced without proper framing, can indeed lead to stress or a misguided emphasis on speed. But that isn’t the whole truth. When used in an appropriate way, one-minute timings can be a highly useful tool.  Read more

Comprehension gives the act of reading a purpose and opens the door to enjoyment of reading. Indeed, deriving meaning from text is why we bother reading at all! Yet comprehension can be a struggle for any student, but often it’s especially challenging for multilingual students. What can we do to set them up for success in Read Naturally Live and Read Naturally Live—Español? Read more

Congrats to our first Star of the Month for the 2023-2024 school year, Sadie! Sadie is a positive, hard-working third grader at Wynot Public Schools in Wynot, NE. Here is what Sadie's teacher, Ms. Steffen, had to say about her: Read more

​​​​​​​National Reading Awareness Month is an annual event held in the United States during the month of March. The purpose of this event is to promote the importance of reading and literacy, and to encourage people to make reading a part of their daily lives. Read more