This infographic depicts the five components of effective reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. Phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency and vocabulary all build up to reading comprehension, which is the goal of reading.

This is a sample lesson with the objective that students will increase their fluency at identifying known letter sounds.

Watch a video of a first grader reading correctly, smoothly, and at a natural speed.

Watch a video of a second grader fluently reading. She reads smoothly, at a natural speed, and with expression.

Watch this video to determine if your 1st grader shows understanding when read.

Watch a video of a third grader fluently reading. She reads smoothly, at a natural speed, and with expression.

This video helps parents determine if their third grader understands what he reads.

Watch a video of a kindergarten student fluently reading, and rereading to more accurately read punctuation.

This video helps parents determine if their kindergartner is on track in reading.

This video helps parents determine if their kindergartner is learning from what they are reading.

This fact sheet from the International Dyslexia Association provides information about important considerations when evaluating English learners for dyslexia. Classroom teachers may find it helpful as they observe students for possible referral for further assessment. It also includes guidelines for assessment specialists who may provide screening and assessment support.

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.

This one-pager provides a way for your child to monitor his or her reading accuracy, rate, expression, and punctuation.

Parents can use this document to chart a child's oral reading fluency over time.

These phonemic awareness activities are intended to provide opportunities for families to play with sounds in words in a fun and engaging way. Each activity has examples of words that will get parents/caregivers started with building their child's phonemic awareness.