Check out our latest FREE literacy screener for grades 3-12! The Adolescent Assessment of Literacy (AAL) is an online adaptive screener developed by NCIL to be used during the fall semester. Follow the link below to learn more and access the screener.
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Preschool Language and Literacy Planning Template #1
Doing What Works
District and community staff who work with school administrators and preschool staff can use the template to work through a comprehensive set of options that can be implemented at the school or program level for improving practice in preschool language and literacy, including standards, assessments, coaching supports, professional development, curriculum planning, supervision policies, and so forth.
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Steps for Monitoring and Graphing Progress
Doing What Works
Watch a literacy coach discuss how to help teachers conduct progress monitoring.
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Syllabus Evaluation Matrix: Evidence-based Reading Instruction for adolescents Grades 6-12
Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability and Reform
Use this matrix to evaluate teacher preparation and training programs in the area of evidence‐based reading instruction for adolescents in Grades 6‐12.
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Bat-Bird Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer
Doing What Works
This organizer was used by a third‐grade teacher to teach the compare and contrast nonfiction text structure. It includes filled‐in student examples, sections for recording similarities and differences, and clue word comparisons. Watch the presentation Compare‐Contrast Graphic Organizer: A Whale Is Not a Fish to see how this tool is used.
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Learning Together About Comprehension Strategy Instruction:
Doing What Works
Use this discussion framework to provide in-service training on teaching comprehension strategies. During this session, secondary teachers will work in the larger group and in small groups to deepen their understanding of strategies for teaching reading comprehension across content areas.
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Planning a Data Day
Doing What Works
RtI school and district leadership teams can use this tool to discuss whether or not a “data day”� is appropriate for their situation or use the questions to plan a data review process more suited to their school and staff.
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Screening Implementation Self-Assessment
Doing What Works
The three activities included in this tool provide building‐level leadership teams and school administrators with a framework for reflecting on the implementation and quality of their universal screening programs and refining or improving screening practices.
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Get Ready to Read! Home Literacy Environment Checklist (English)
Get Ready to Read!
This tool in English from Get Ready to Read! helps families assess how literacy‐friendly their homes are.
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Instructional Planner: Selecting Text for Teaching Comprehension Strategies
Doing What Works
Download this tool to assist teachers when they are selecting text for reading comprehension instruction. The planning chart can serve as a checklist to help teachers to remember important elements and dimensions of text.
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Teacher Self-Assessment: Teaching Comprehension Strategies
Doing What Works
Staff developers can use this assessment form to help secondary teachers reflect on ways they are providing comprehension strategy instruction in content area lessons.
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Seven Research-based Ways That Families Promote Early Literacy
Global Family Research Project
This review outlines seven practices that research shows families use to effectively promote early literacy. Woven through each of the seven research‐supported practices are examples of how early childhood programs, libraries, and other community‐based organizations are empowering families and providing them access to knowledge, skills, experiences, and resources to support their children's literacy development.
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School Self-Assessment: Implementing RtI Components
Doing What Works
This self‐assessment tool can be used by principals at schools that are already implementing RtI to refine and improve schoolwide practices.
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RtI School Leadership Checklist
Doing What Works
Download this checklist to help develop a plan for creating a building‐level leadership team to facilitate establishment of an RtI framework.
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Get Ready to Read! Home Literacy Environment Checklist (Spanish)
Get Ready to Read!
This tool in Spanish from Get Ready to Read! helps families assess how literacy‐friendly their homes are
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Teacher Self-Assessment: Gradual Release of Responsibility
Doing What Works
Use this tool to introduce teachers to the idea of a��gradual release of responsibility,� to help them assess their own practice, and to explore teaching examples they might want to adapt for their classrooms.
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Instruction Planner: Using Graphic Organizers for Reading Comprehension
Doing What Works
A curriculum coach may use this planning tool to facilitate a workshop with teachers. Teachers will consider how graphic organizers can help students use comprehension strategies by engaging in a self‐reflection, sharing a graphic organizer, and viewing and discussing a video and slideshow.
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Starting Instructional Discussions Using a Visual Diagram
Doing What Works
Here are tips for how to use a visual diagram about classroom practices as a tool for jumpstarting conversations about professional development with teachers.
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RtI Comprehensive Evaluation Tool
Doing What Works
Colorado schools use this tool to evaluate RtI components that are already in place and to identify continuing needs in key RtI areas such as leadership, curriculum and instruction, problem solving and assessment, school climate and culture, and parent and community engagement.
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Learning Together About Universal Screening
Doing What Works
Use this tool to plan a staff development meeting to review the universal screening recommendation and learn about the purpose of a universal screening system.