I'm re-posting my most important blog of the year, kicking off a series on Artfully Teaching the Science of Reading! Stay tuned for: Saturdays: New blogs on the topic of artfully teaching the science of reading Sundays: Expert interviews about Literacy instruction. Read now and empower teachers to help kids thrive! doctorsam7.blog/2026/07/30/a…

This post is based on what I said during my presentation in Canada this past week. It is important because it explains the advantages of taking a centrist point of view about the teaching of reading. It also explains why I am critical of SOME of the current legislation being adopted nationwide. The NRP identified 5 ways to teach phonics. The new legislation effectively bans all but one of those ways. That way is synthetic phonics. The NRP said that all phonics instruction must be systematic. It never said that synthetic phonics was the only systematic form of phonics instruction. If we need mandates, they should be implemented in a way that allows teachers to use all 5 ways of teaching phonics. It is assumed each teacher would do this within their district's adopted curriculum. doctorsam7.blog/2026/06/08/w…

This is a project I am doing with several literacy leaders. We are giving PD to South African teachers. They are learning how to apply Tim Rasinski's work in repeated reading to bridge the gap between decoding and comprehension. Please have a look. facebook.com/sam.bommarito.1…

In this week's Read All About It, Dr. Sam talks about something very special. It's his upcoming appearance at the SoMLA (State of Maryland Literacy Association) conference. He will be the keynote speaker on March 24. Not only that, in an evening dinner event honoring Dr. Tim Rasinski, he will conduct a live podcast with Tim. Tim will join that event virtually. Tim will be on the big screen, and Dr. Sam will be on the stage in front of 100 dinner guests. That is a sight worth seeing. More information can be found in the Read All About It post on how to register for this in-person conference. See you there! doctorsam7.blog/2026/02/21/r…

This week's post is one of several I've done on fluency. Fluency is more than just saying words fast. Fluency instruction should be delivered to improve prosody. Fluency can be taught. When you look at the research around TEACHING fluency, you'll find that Dr. Tim Rasinski's research on repeated readings provides the foundational research around that topic. One major misunderstanding is that repeated reading only teaches the specific words in the immediate passage that is practiced. That is not the case. Repeated reading practice also improves students' performance on the next set of words they read. doctorsam7.blog/2026/02/14/r…

If I would try- the very moving story about this song. Prepare to be inspired!