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10 Key Policies and Practices for Reading Intervention
This document from the Meadows Center shares 10 key policies and practices that all teachers can put in place right now in their instruction. The research indicates that the value of time, screening, and explicit instruction make a difference...

10 Key Reading Practices for All Middle and High Schools
This document provides an overview of ten key reading practices, based on evidence from high-quality research, that are critical to obtaining reading proficiency for middle and high school students....

A First-Grade Teacher’s Guide to Supporting Family Involvement in Foundational Reading Skills
This is the second guide in a series of four created by the Southeast Regional Educational Laboratory for first-grade teachers to use with parents and caregivers to support them in reinforcing foundational reading skills development at home. It presents...

A Guide to Talking about Dyslexia
This guide developed by The Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity provides talking points on identifying dyslexia, helping students, and raising awareness about addressing dyslexia....

A Kindergarten Teacher’s Guide to Supporting Family Involvement in Foundational Reading Skills
This guide was created by the Southeast Regional Educational Laboratory for kindergarten teachers to use with parents and caregivers to support them in reinforcing foundational reading skills development at home. It presents four research-based recommendations with how-to steps using...

A Second-Grade Teacher’s Guide to Supporting Family Involvement in Foundational Reading Skills
This is the third guide in a series of four, created by the Southeast Regional Educational Laboratory, for second-grade teachers to use with parents and caregivers to support them in reinforcing foundational reading skills at home. It presents four...

A Third-Grade Teacher’s Guide to Supporting Family Involvement in Foundational Reading Skills
This is the final guide in a series of four, created by the Southeast Regional Educational Laboratory, for third-grade teachers to use with parents and caregivers to support them in reinforcing foundational reading skill development at home. It presents...

Academic Literacy Instruction for Adolescents
Focused on improving classroom instruction for all adolescent learners as well as providing intervention instruction for students struggling with reading proficiency, this guidance document includes recommendations for improving adolescent student outcomes in academic literacy at the state-, district-, and...

Academic Literacy Instruction for Adolescents: A Guidance Document from the Center on Instruction
This document serves as a resource for technical assistance providers working with states to improve student outcomes in adolescent literacy. The major components of the guide include research-based instructional recommendations, insights from experts, and examples of state-level activities focused...

Adolescent Literacy Resource Menu: A Guide for Instructional Leaders
This guide, published through a partnership with the University of Texas Austin and The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, highlights challenges faced by teachers in their implementation of evidence-based adolescent literacy practices. It also provides guidance and detailed...
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