Insights & Field Notes

Insights, field notes, and discussion topics fueling our work in designing equitable literacy.

Adolescent Literacy Resource Hub

Free Adolescent Literacy PL We All Can Use This past spring, I had the pleasure of collaborating with the Wyoming Department of Education and Dr. Ali Wilson to host webinars for the SF0059 Focus Series: Adolescent Literacy. From May through mid-June 2026, this statewide webinar series provided information, reflection, and community building as a direct on-ramp to the L3 Summit: Embracing Leadership, Language, and Literacy. The live series has now concluded, and every session

Kate Crist

Oct 73 min read

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Scholarship Series: A Model for Adolescent Reading Instruction

Read This If: You have middle and high school students who are struggling with grade-level materials and tasks AND you want to change content area instruction to improve outcomes.

Research to Practice

Kate Crist

Jan 212 min read

How One Rochester School Program Created Secondary Reading Success

Today, we bring an update on how teachers are currently using the Tight10 with students.

Tight10

Kate Crist

Jan 125 min read

What I Learned in 2025: Reflections on Another Year of Literacy Work

As 2025 comes to a close, I find myself reflecting with gratitude and clarity. This year, Education 4500 engaged across many layers of the education ecosystem—from policy design to curriculum review to working alongside high school teachers. I remain deeply grateful for the opportunity to do this work, especially in collaboration with practitioners and leaders who care deeply about adolescent literacy. As I look back on this year and head to next, several lessons stand out.

ELA

Kate Crist

Dec 16, 20254 min read

Scholarship Series: Struggling Adolescent Readers

The next installment of the Scholarship Series - "Struggling Adolescent Readers". Read this if you are a systems leader in a middle or high school with students who need literacy support (hint: you likely are).

ELA

Kate Crist

Oct 1, 20252 min read