Implementing literacy coaching is a complex process that includes several areas for consideration. District and school-level administrators, coaches, and teachers may be unaware of what they can do to help ensure coaches are as effective as possible in their role. Presented in this infographic are four specific areas shown from the research to be important when planning for and implementing literacy coaching.

"Children entering kindergarten vary greatly in their language and literacy skills. Therefore, up-to-date information about evidence-based practices is essential for early childhood educators and policymakers as they support preschool children’s language and literacy development...More than 74,000 studies were analyzed to identify interventions that improved students’ performance in six language and literacy domains (language, phonological awareness, print knowledge, decoding, early writing, and general literacy). The findings revealed that instruction that teaches a specific domain is likely to increase performance in that domain. Interventions that teach language exclusively might be more beneficial when conducted in small groups or one-on-one than in larger group sizes. In addition, teaching both phonological awareness and print knowledge might benefit performance in print knowledge. Finally, some evidence indicates that instruction that teaches both phonological awareness and print knowledge might also lead to improvements in decoding and early writing performance" (IES, 2021).

Teacher understanding of effective evidence-based practices is vital for supporting student achievement and closing achievement gaps. While many alternative pathway teachers know what content they must teach, many have never had classes on how to teach the content using evidence-based practices. This infographic is a quick reference guide containing evidence-based practices that can impact learning that teachers can use daily to support effective instruction.

Family Literacy Videos targeted for families with first grade students. The videos show families engaging their child in evidence-based literacy activities. The video playlist and corresponding document outlining the topics align with IES Practice Guides "A Kindergarten Teacher's Guide to Supporting Family Involvement in Foundational Reading Skills" and "Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten through Third Grade."

This resource from the Institute for Education Sciences helps teachers and parents build children's phonemic awareness by having children identifying the sound and its' position within the word that is the same in two pictures (ex: dog and duck have the same sound in the initial position of the word). This resources provides directions on how to engage in this phonemic awareness activity with children.

Family Literacy Videos targeted for families with Kindergarten students. The videos show families engaging their child in evidence-based literacy activities. The video playlist and corresponding document outlining the topics align with IES Practice Guides "A Kindergarten Teacher's Guide to Supporting Family Involvement in Foundational Reading Skills" and "Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten through Third Grade."

This resource from the Institute for Education Sciences helps teachers and parents build children's phonological awareness. In this activity, students will take apart and put together onsets and rimes by matching picture puzzle pieces.

This resource explains the different roles and responsibilities of implementation team leaders as well as how they evolve through phases of intervention and implementation.

This resource will help teachers and parents to build children's phonemic awareness. In this activity, the child will name the picture, say and slide counters for each sound, and say the word.

This resource supports parents and teachers in developing children's phonemic awareness. The resource provides a sample script focused on helping children practice identifying the first, middle, and last sounds in a word.

Family Literacy Videos targeted for families with second grade students. The videos show families engaging their child in evidence-based literacy activities. The video playlist and corresponding document outlining the topics align with IES Practice Guides "A Kindergarten Teacher's Guide to Supporting Family Involvement in Foundational Reading Skills" and "Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten through Third Grade."

This video depicts a kindergarten small group engaging in a syllables activity. There are 5 students in this demonstration and they are using manipulatives.

Early childhood, between the ages of 2-8, is an important period for developing math skills. From the first years of life, your child is learning math and developing interest in the subject through everyday routines and play. Your support for the development of math knowledge and skills will help prepare your child for future success in school and life. Check out this infographic title, Supporting Your Child in Developing Math Skills for Future Success, to learn more about how early math success opens doors for future success in college and careers.

These family and caregiver resources and activities, organized by math topics such as counting or shapes, include research-based and easy-to-follow steps to help you support your child’s math skills during a typical day.

This resource supports parents and teachers in helping their children develop phonemic awareness. The resource provides two sample scripts for parents or teachers to follow to practice listening for the first sound in a spoken word and adding a sound to a spoken word to create a new word.