Once students can decode, they need ongoing and thoughtful instruction to understand, interpret, and engage with what they read.

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Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. Visited recently by one of his former students, Minnesota teacher Eric Kalenze was ...