The Center on Teaching and Learning (CTL) is a world-class research center at the University of Oregon that uses scientific evidence and research-based practices to advance teaching and student learning. CTL’s mission is to conduct, translate, and disseminate research that focuses on the solutions to serious but practical problems in school systems.
The Big Ideas in Beginning Reading project was developed by researchers at CTL with the objective of promoting free, effective, evidence-based reading instruction.
Terms of Use: Our Terms of Use for resources on this Website are based on Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public License ("Public License"). Read a summary or the full text of the license for more information. Unless otherwise noted, all of the resources found on this Website are copyright by CTL.
Citing Our Website: When citing content from our website, please use the following format as a guide: University of Oregon Center on Teaching and Learning. (2025, August 1). Big Ideas in Beginning Reading. https://reading.uoregon.edu/
