Topic: Early Literacy

In this article, Louise Spear-Swerling discusses the key features of structured literacy (SL) beginning with explicit and systematic instruction. The article explains why SL is an effective way to teach children with dyslexia and students who struggle with learning...

This infographic from the National Center on Improving Literacy provides a visual with explanations to illustrate how teachers can teach the alphabetic principle by connecting sounds, using background knowledge of letter sounds, and providing decodable texts for students to...

Developed by the Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, this facilitator’s guide accompanies the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) practice guide–Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade–for use in professional learning communities (PLCs). The facilitator’s guide...

This Progress Monitoring: Reading professional learning module builds educator knowledge in how to generate useful feedback for gauging independent student reading development over time within the elementary classroom. Provided by the IRIS Center at Vanderbilt University, the module entails...

For use in professional learning communities (PLCs), this Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest facilitator’s guide supports the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) practice guide titled Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School. The facilitator’s...

This Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast infographic provides an overview of select evidence-based resources available to literacy leaders for use in self-study and professional learning communities (PLCs). The roadmap serves as a navigation tool with direct links to various videos...

A product of the Southeast Regional Educational Laboratory, this infographic depicts an intervention schedule for Grades K–2 classrooms utilizing evidence-based recommendations reported in Institute of Education Sciences (IES) guidance documents. As an example master schedule, the allotted timeframes advocate...

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...

This video clip provides four evidence-based practices on how to teach English learners in grades K-8 academic vocabulary. Drawing from the IES Practice Guide published in 2014 Teaching Academic Content and Literacy in Elementary and Middle School, the REL...