This intervention report discusses the Pathway to Academic Success Project, which aims to train teachers on strategies to improve English learners’ reading and writing skills.
Middle School
Observing Special Education Toolkit
This toolkit, developed based on research conducted through an Institute of Education Sciences grant, introduces five evidence-based instructional practices for students with disabilities. The toolkit defines each practice and provides excerpts of teaching demonstrating the practice. The toolkit also includes a pre-observation conference guide, an observation guide, and a research library.
Reading in the Disciplines: The Challenges of Adolescent Literacy
This paper notes the differences between “learning to read” and “reading to learn,” highlighting the fact that “reading to learn” in the upper grades involves layers of complexity often unaddressed in other studies. The authors explore the more sophisticated types of support needed by adolescent readers, specifically in the content areas, and briefly share insights into the implications of their […]
Structured Literacy Introductory Guide
This guide from the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) provides information on the features and principles of structured literacy. It includes links to resources that support educator professional learning in structured literacy practices to improve independent reading abilities of students with reading difficulties, including students with dyslexia.
High-Impact Tutoring
This National Student Support Accelerator website contains a database of high-impact tutoring programs. It also provides a tutoring framework, evidence-based research information, a toolkit, and a cost calculator to support states, districts, and schools in planning for high-impact tutoring program implementation.