Aim Institute For Learning & Research

The AIM Institute for Learning & Research is part of AIM, an education provider based in Conshohocken, Pa, that transforms and empowers lives through literacy. In partnership with AIM Academy, a 1-12th grade school for students with language-based learning differences, AIM Institute supports evidence-based literacy instruction for students and educators alike and seeks to bridge the gap between literacy research and classroom instruction. The organization's AIM PATHWAYS™ online professional development courses are created by educators in collaboration with top researchers. The courses, which are provided to individual educators and to partners including schools, school districts and state Departments of Education, focus on evidence-based best practices in literacy instruction and are aligned to IDA Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading. Who Benefits from AIM Pathways? Classroom Teachers K-12 Learning Specialists Special Educators Administrators University Education Programs State Departments of Education AIM also works directly with literacy researchers as a member of the Haskins Global Literacy Hub to accelerate the rate of research to practice in schools and to create a professional learning community hub where top researchers and practitioners can advance the field of education working side-by-side.