This collection contains science of reading early literacy instructional resources for teachers.
This video models a word analysis strategy.
"This video depicts a second grade whole class engaging in a non-decodable words activity. There are 11 students in this demonstration and they are reading the text, Chomp!, Different Teeth Have Different Jobs."
This video depicts a third grade student engaging in repeated reading with her teacher.
This video depicts a second grade whole class engaging in a partner reading activity. There are 14 students in this demonstration and they are reading instructional-level text.
This video depicts a third grade small group engaging in an echo reading activity. There are 4 students in this demonstration and they are reading the text, A Dream Schedule.
This video depicts a third grade small group engaging in an alternated reading activity. There are 4 students in this demonstration and they are reading the text, A Dream Schedule.
This video defines morphology and provides examples.
Progress monitoring is the repeated measurement of student performance over time. It requires reliable and valid tools and a clear process to monitor the necessary students with fidelity. Explore our MTSS Fidelity of Implementation Rubric to learn more!
Listen to a literacy coach discuss why it’s important to teach text structure beginning in kindergarten. She describes the differences between narrative and expository text structure and gives examples of teaching tools.
This transcript accompanies the "We're Ready for Text Structure" video which can also be found in eMedia.
What should a kindergartner's writing look like? What elements should it include? Watch this video to find out.
This transcript accompanies the "What Good Readers Do" video with Dr. Nell Duke, which can also be found in eMedia.
Dr. Nell Duke, who served on the IES Panel that developed the Pratice Guide on Improving Reading Comprehension in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade, discusses the recommendation to teach students how to use reading comprehension strategies.
Watch this video to see what 1st grade writing should look like.
What should a 2nd grader's writing look like? What elements should it include? Watch this video to find out.
What should a 3rd grader's writing look like? What elements should it include? Watch this video to find out.
The multi-level prevention system provides increasingly intense levels of instruction and support to address student need. This infographic will help you understand such a system.
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.
Dr. Steve Graham discusses the four recommended practices from the Practice Guide, Teaching Elementary School Students to Be Effective Writers. He describes how the process of writing instruction becomes more complex as students move through the elementary grades. He also explains three common challenges and strategies for overcoming each one.