The Importance of Adaptive Literacy Instruction: Now More than Ever

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Title: The Importance of Adaptive Literacy Instruction: Now More than Ever
Language: English
Authors: Julie Winneur Ankrum, Allison Ward Parsons (ORCID 0000-0003-1529-8113), Seth A. Parsons (ORCID 0000-0001-9221-6914), Canyon Lohnas, Margaret Vaughn (ORCID 0000-0001-8832-8366), Aimee L. Morewood
Source: Reading Teacher. 2026 79(4).
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Individualized Instruction, Adjustment (to Environment), Evidence Based Practice, Reading Research
DOI: 10.1002/trtr.70034
ISSN: 0034-0561
1936-2714
Abstract: Decades of research demonstrate that adaptive teaching enhances student literacy achievement. We conducted a study to investigate occurrences of adaptive teaching and the reflection process of one expert teacher during literacy instruction. We observed lessons using the Adaptive Teaching Observation Protocol (ATOP) and interviewed the teacher after each observed lesson. Our findings show that the teacher demonstrated a high level of responsiveness by making several unplanned instructional adaptations during lessons. This manuscript offers descriptive examples of adaptive teaching to illustrate how teachers integrate research-based instruction (i.e., science of reading [SoR]) to effectively meet the literacy needs of all learners in today's diverse classrooms.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1492009
Database: ERIC
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