Center for Early Literacy Learning
This PDF explains how parents can support their child’s learning as early as infancy by providing them opportunities to scribble and draw.
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Examining Student Reading Achievement in the Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum
Florida Center for Reading Research
A research snapshot that examines if reading scores differ for students in schools using the Heggerty program compared students in schools using their typical reading instruction.
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Academic Assessment, Instruction, and Intervention for English Learners
Center on Technology and Disability
Resources aimed to support English learners (ELs) with individualized instruction that cover general instructional practices, MTSS, special education considerations, implementation strategies, and support for family involvement.
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Meeting the needs of English learners with disabilities: virtual, hybrid, and returning to in-person instruction
Center on Technology and Disability
Supports for English learners (ELs) with disabilities, particularly in virtual or hybrid learning. As schools transition back to in-person instruction, these materials aim to support learning recovery and enhance support systems for ELs with disabilities.
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Success Stories
International Dyslexia Association (IDA):
List of examples of men and women with dyslexia who have found success in their lives. Includes several hyperlinks to individuals stories
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Accommodations for Students with Dyslexia
International Dyslexia Association (IDA):
Explanation accommodations and modifications as well as a a list of examples for students with Dyslexia.
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Learning Together About Reading Comprehension Strategies
Doing What Works
Professional development providers and literacy coaches can use this tool to introduce teachers to the key concepts in reading comprehension instruction. Included in this tool is a brainstorming and planning worksheet designed to facilitate preparation for comprehension strategy instruction.
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Parentese Dictionary
Center for Early Literacy Learning
A document for vocalization and listening, including the parents’ practices for parentese. The documents is esepcially for parents of infants.
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Worlds of words
Center for Early Literacy Learning
A document is for literacy learning experiences, including the parents’ practices for literacy practices and the fun facts about the words learning. The document is especially for parents of infants.
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Monitoring for Undertsaning: Make and Check A prediction
Florida Center for Reading Research
Provides a worksheet with instruction about how to actively read with kids. Shows steps and way that you can engage conversation to check comprehension and literacy skills.
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Alpha Fun
Center for Early Literacy Learning
Preschoolers can recognize and identify letters especially familiar letters like those in their names. When you join your child in their play with alphabet toys, you encourage their interest in learning.
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The First Letter Is …
Center for Early Literacy Learning
Practitioner practice guide for preschoolers to become familiar with letter sounds. Making the connection between pictures and letter sounds is a great way to introduce preschoolers to the alphabet
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Environmental Print
Reading Rockets
Downloadable PDF on ideas on how to use print found in your everyday environment to help develop your child’s reading skills. Also available in Spanish.
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Sign Song
Center for Early Literacy Learning
This PDF shows how signing is an effective way for preschoolers to communicate by improving language and fine motor skills. It explores the different ways to practice signing in various settings.
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Report of the National Reading Panel
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
This seminal report summarizes the status of research on teaching children how to read up to the year 2000. Though it is classified as focusing on “beginning reading” here, the report touches on many aspects of beginning reading (e.g., phonics, fluency).
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Illustration of Gradual Release of Responsibility Model
Doing What Works
This illustration from the Practice Guide shows instructional practices to gradually release responsibility from teachers to students as a task progresses. It describes the task, the share of responsibility for the task, and a classroom usage example for each step in the process.
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Mississippi State Literacy Plan
Mississippi Department of Education
This document provides an overview of how Mississippi aims to promote literacy from birth to graduation.
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Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Comprehensive Literacy Guidance
Rhode Island Department of Education
This guidance document provides a foundation for and serves to unify all state literacy initiatives for students from birth through grade 12 in Rhode Island.
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Intensive Interventions for Students Struggling with Reading and Mathematics: A Pratice Guide
The Center on Instruction
This publication provides research‐based guidance for intensifying instruction in reading and mathematics for students with significant learning difficulties, including students with disabilities, in kindergarten through grade 12.
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Planning for Student Success
Doing What Works
In this resource are a secondary school's reading and school norm checklists, staff tips for examining student work, and a form for recording a student's success plan. Listen to an explanation of this approach in the video, Benchmark Assessment and Data-sharing.