This IES infographic provides essential points for consideration in identifying appropriate support for English learner students who may also be struggling with learning disabilities. In addition to evidence-based recommendations, the overview includes links to a variety of tools and resources.
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On Course for Reading Success: Best Practices for Teaching Beginning Readers
This IES infographic provides a brief overview of recommended research-based instructional practices essential to early literacy success. It includes additional links for more information about the critical components for beginning readers and the skills to target for screening and progress monitoring assessments.
Foundations in Emergent Literacy Instruction
Children start building their vocabulary very early in life. Vocabulary is more than the words a child knows; it is how they communicate. Students communicate by listening, reading, writing, and speaking, and students with large vocabularies are more successful readers and writers. This one-page document gives additional information on effective instructional practices for teaching vocabulary.