Kayla Reist

Ph.D. Student, University of Virginia; Research Consultant, Albert Shanker Institute

Kayla Reist is a Ph.D. student with research interests in teacher education, artificial intelligence in education, and reading policy. Prior to her doctoral studies, Reist taught high school English and serves as a research consultant at the Albert Shanker Institute.

Authored Blog Posts

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Science of Reading Laws: Let’s Begin with the Facts
Digital Technology and the Reading Brain: What Reading Legislation Overlooks
Out of School But in a Book: Leveraging the Socio-Cultural Aspects of Reading
Help Students Start the School Year with Confidence in Reading
Instructional Coaching: Education Buzzwords or Effective PD?
Reimagining Teacher Mentoring Programs: A Key to Solving the Teacher Shortage
A Special Message from the Shanker Institute
Let’s Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week by Acknowledging and Repairing A VERY Broken System
It Takes a Community to Raise a Reader
A Recipe For Successful Literacy Instruction

Authored Publications

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Reading Reform Across America: A Survey of State Legislation
The Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems (fourth edition)