University of Tennessee – The Reading Research Center

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Nearly 50,000 Tennessee K–1 students helped answer an important question about teacher preparation and early literacy outcomes.

A new study from the Tennessee Reading Research Center examined the second year of professional learning connected to the Tennessee Literacy Success Act.

Researchers compared student reading outcomes across three teacher groups:

• No Early Reading Training
• ERT Course I — 30 hours of asynchronous literacy training
• ERT Course I + II — knowledge training plus in-person application

Student performance was measured using TN-URS (aimswebPlus), Tennessee’s universal reading screener for early grades.

The results show a clear pattern.

📚 Kindergarten: Training improved outcomes for at-risk readers, while the additional application component strengthened outcomes for proficient readers.
📚 Grade 1: Students whose teachers completed both courses demonstrated significantly stronger reading outcomes than students whose teachers completed Course I alone.

The findings reinforce an important idea in educator development: pairing content knowledge with applied practice can strengthen instructional effectiveness as students’ literacy skills grow.

The full report explores the study design, results and recommendations for educators, researchers and policymakers.

Read the report: [LINK]

#EarlyLiteracy #ScienceOfReading #EducationResearch

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Ohio State University – College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

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Visual cue (if video is possible):

Open with light streaming across glistening greens. Cut to Marcus tending crops → harvesting → preparing orders → quick shot of customers receiving produce.

Overlay text:

● “From Lab to Harvest.”
● “90% Less Water. Zero Soil.”
● “Science That Serves.”

Or a montage of photos which captures Urban Orchard’s behind-the-scenes operations: prepping the hydroponics equipment, planting seeds, watering and maintaining, harvesting the plants, preparing for distribution, delivering/handing to customers.

Body copy:

Research plants the seed. Purpose grows the harvest. 🌱

Food Science alum Marcus Thorne ’18 turned @OhioStateCFAES innovation into Urban Orchard—using hydroponics to grow fresh food with less water and no soil.

Follow for more #BuckeyeImpact stories.

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Visual cue (if video is possible):

Begin with a close-up of nutrient-rich water flowing through roots. Cut to Marcus working, then distribution. Keep captions professional and impact-driven. Add subtle lower-third: Marcus Thorne ’18 | Food Science | Urban Orchard.

If video isn’t possible, then a photo of Urban Orchard hydroponics lab angled for a long panoramic shot with a pair of hands holding an upturned head of butter lettuce in the foreground.

Body copy:

What happens when research leaves the lab?

For Food Science alum Marcus Thorne ’18, it becomes Urban Orchard—an innovative hydroponic venture growing fresh food efficiently and sustainably. His work reflects the hands-on learning and community impact fostered at CFAES.

Discover how research becomes real-world solutions: [LINK]