First Two Episodes of Sold Story Season 2 Drop October 15 American Public Media announced that the first two episodes of the second season of their popular Sold a Story investigative podcast will be released tomorrow, October 15. The first season focused on why so many students have failed to learn to read. The second

NIFDI Offers Remote Spelling Mastery Levels A and B Training-January 13 Join us on January 13, 2027, for a remote training on Spelling Mastery (SM) Levels A and B. The skills taught in Levels A & B are equivalent to grades 1 and 2 spelling knowledge goals. Here is a link to the placement test.

Remote Spelling Mastery Levels C-F Training Available-January 20 Join us on January 20, 2027, for a remote training on Spelling Mastery (SM) Levels C through F. The skills taught in Levels C-F are equivalent to grades 3-6 spelling knowledge goals. Here is a link to the placement test. Spelling Mastery Levels C through F teach

Educational Achievement Publishing Announces DISE Innovation Partnership Program Educational Achievement Publishing (EAP), publisher of Direct Instruction Spoken English (DISE), is inviting educators to become DISE Innovation Partners. Their website states, “Innovation Partners are educators committed to improving English language instruction for multilingual learners while helping shape the future of Direct Instruction Spoken English.” Innovation Partners

52nd National Direct Instruction Conference Keynotes Available Videos from the recent National Direct Instruction Conference and Institutes are now available for viewing. The first presentation, by Dr. Carl Hendrick, took place on July 21. Dr. Hendrick is an educational consultant, researcher, and author based at Academica University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam. His presentation, 10 Rules

NIFDI Announces Transition in Outreach Leadership After many years of dedicated service, Bryan Wickman will be transitioning from his role as Outreach Director. We are incredibly grateful for his years of commitment to NIFDI and the relationships he has built with schools, organizations, and partners around the world. We are also pleased that Bryan will