Research Clearinghouse – 2026

Insights for Literacy
bridging research and practice

Our comprehensive Research Clearinghouse is your trusted source for evidence-based insights on literacy education. Here, you’ll find clear summaries distilling hundreds of studies and findings, along with tools designed to bridge the gap between research and practice.

How to Use
The Clearinghouse

Search and use the resources in three ways:

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By Learning Level: Emergent (Preschool), Foundational (Grades K-3), Adolescent Grades 4-9), and Adult

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By Topic: Key developmental phases or strands at each learning level

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By Audience: Educator, Parent and Caregiver, Education and Civic Leader, or Educator Preparation Provider

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Learning Levels and Topics

Explore our Clearinghouse of scientifically-based reading research, where evidence-based insights for every level of learning inform effective literacy practices for educators, parents and caregivers, education and civic leader, and educator preparation providers.

Click a Learning Level to expand, then click a topic. In addition to a scientific review, you’ll find resources customized by audience.

Emergent Literacy Instruction Across Classroom Activities

Supporting Print Awareness in Preschool Instruction

Oral Language and Vocabulary Instruction for Preschoolers

Phonological and Phonemic Awareness Interventions

A Review of K-3 Phonics Practices or Interventions

Oral Fluency Interventions for K-3 Students

The Effects of Academic Vocabulary Knowledge Interventions

Foundational Reading Comprehension Interventions for K-3 Students

Content-Rich Interventions on Reading Outcomes in Grades K-3

Reading-Writing Connection: Integrated Literacy Instruction in K-3

Multisyllabic Word Reading Interventions for Grades 4-9 Students

Review of Disciplinary Literacy Research on Adolescent Readers

Adolescent Reading Comprehension Instruction and Intervention

Adolescent Motivation and Engagement in Literacy Learning

Text-Based Discussion Intervention Outcomes for Adolescent Readers

The Effects of Vocabulary Instruction for Adolescent Learners

Effective Reading Fluency Interventions for Students in Grades 4-9

Effective Reading Interventions for Adult Literacy Learners