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K-3 Literacy Essentials Updates
K-3 Literacy Essentials Updates
Essential 1: Motivation & Engagement
Essential 1: Motivation & Engagement
Book Study Options:
No More Reading for Junk: Best Practices for Motivating Readers by Marinak & Gambrell (2016)
IES Practice Guides:
Recommendation # 5 of Shanahan, T., Callison, K., Carriere, C., Duke, N. K., Pearson, P. D., Schatschneider, C., & Torgesen, J. (2010). Improving reading comprehension in kindergarten through 3rd grade: A practice guide (NCEE 2010-4038). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/practiceguide.aspx?sid=14.
Recommendation #1 of Graham, S., Bollinger, A., Booth Olson, C., D’Aoust, C., MacArthur, C., McCutchen, D., & Olinghouse, N. (2012). Teaching elementary school students to be effective writers: A practice guide (NCEE 2012- 4058). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/ wwc/publications_reviews.aspx - pubsearch.
Essential 2: Read Alouds of Age-appropriate Books and Other Materials, Print or Digital
Essential 2: Read Alouds of Age-appropriate Books and Other Materials, Print or Digital
Videos
Articles
Book Study Options
The Ramped Up Read-Aloud by Maria Walther
IES Practice Guides
Recommendation # 1 of Foorman, B, Coyne, M., Denton, C. A., Diminio, J., Hayes, L., Justice, L., Lewis, W., & Wagner, R. (2016). Foundational skills to support reading for understanding in kindergarten through 3rd grade: A practice guide (NCEE 2014-4008). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide.aspx?sid=21
Shanahan, T., Callison, K., Carriere, C., Duke, N. K., Pearson, P. D., Schatschneider, C., & Torgesen, J. (2010). Improving reading comprehension in kindergarten through 3rd grade: A practice guide (NCEE 2010-4038). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from
Essential 3: Small-Group and Individual Instruction Targeted to Children's Observed and Assessed Needs
Essential 3: Small-Group and Individual Instruction Targeted to Children's Observed and Assessed Needs
Websites
Book Study Options
No More Reading Instruction Without Differentiation by Bigelman & Peterson
IES Practice Guides
Gersten, R., Baker, S.K., Shanahan, T., Linan-Thompson, S., Collins, P., & Scarcella, R. (2007). Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades: A Practice Guide (NCEE 2007-4011). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/publications/practiceguides.
Foorman, B., Beyler, N., Borradaile, K., Coyne, M., Denton, C. A., Dimino, J., Furgeson, J., Hayes, L., Henke, J., Justice, L., Keating, B., Lewis, W., Sattar, S., Streke, A., Wagner, R., & Wissel, S. (2016). Foundational skills to support reading for understanding in kindergarten through 3rd grade (NCEE 2016-4008). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE), Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from the NCEE website: http://whatworks.ed.gov.
Essential 4: Activities that Build Phonological Awareness
Essential 4: Activities that Build Phonological Awareness
Videos
Nell Duke-Alphabet Pronunciation Video
Websites
Book Study Options
No More Phonics and Spelling Worksheets by Palmer & Invernizzi (2014)
Articles
IES Practice Guide
Foorman, B., Beyler, N., Borradaile, K., Coyne, M., Denton, C. A., Dimino, J., Furgeson, J., Hayes, L., Henke, J., Justice, L., Keating, B., Lewis, W., Sattar, S., Streke, A., Wagner, R., & Wissel, S. (2016). Foundational skills to support reading for understanding in kindergarten through 3rd grade (NCEE 2016-4008). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE), Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from the NCEE website: http://whatworks.ed.gov.
*Note: Research does not support the recommendation for teaching high frequency words in this report.
Essential 5: Explicit Instruction in Letter-Sound Relationships
Essential 5: Explicit Instruction in Letter-Sound Relationships
Websites
Instructional Resources:
Videos:
Nell Duke-Alphabet Pronunciation Video
Sight Words and High Frequency Words- Dr. Tortorelli
Articles:
Book Study Options
No More Teaching a Letter a Week by McKay & Teale (2015)
IES Practice Guide
Foorman, B., Beyler, N., Borradaile, K., Coyne, M., Denton, C. A., Dimino, J., Furgeson, J., Hayes, L., Henke, J., Justice, L., Keating, B., Lewis, W., Sattar, S., Streke, A., Wagner, R., & Wissel, S. (2016). Foundational skills to support reading for understanding in kindergarten through 3rd grade (NCEE 2016-4008). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE), Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from the NCEE website: http://whatworks.ed.gov.
*Note: Research does not support the recommendation for teaching high frequency words in this report.
Essential 6: Research and Standards Aligned Writing Instruction
Essential 6: Research and Standards Aligned Writing Instruction
IES Practice Guides
Book Study Options
Interactive Writing Across Grades: A Small Practice With Big Results, PreK-5 by Roth and Dabrowski
Related Articles
Essential 7: Intentional and Ambitious Efforts to Build Vocabulary and Content Knowledge
Essential 7: Intentional and Ambitious Efforts to Build Vocabulary and Content Knowledge
Articles
Neuman, S. B., & Wright, T. S. (2014). The magic of words: Teaching vocabulary in the early childhood classroom. American Educator, 38, 4-13. Available at: http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1043526.pdf
Book Study Options:
Vocabulary Development Across In-Person & Remote School Days by Tanya S. Wright
No More "Look Up the List" Vocabulary Instruction by Cobb & Blachowicz (2014)
Essential 8: Abundant Reading Material and Reading Opportunities in the Classroom
Essential 8: Abundant Reading Material and Reading Opportunities in the Classroom
Webinar: Building Mirrors and Windows: Children Seeing Themselves and Others in the Literature that We Teach.
EduPaths Classroom Library Modules
Book Study Options
No More Independent Reading Without Support by Miller & Moss (2013)
It's All About the Books by Mulligan & Landrigan (2018)
Essential 9: Ongoing Observation and Assessment of Children's Language and Literacy Development that informs their Education
Essential 9: Ongoing Observation and Assessment of Children's Language and Literacy Development that informs their Education
IES Practice Guides
Recommendation #2. Gersten, R., Compton, D., Connor, C. M., Dimino, J., Santoro, L., Linan-Thompson, S., Tilly, W. D. (2009). Assisting Students Struggling with Reading: Response to Intervention (RtI) and Multi-Tier Intervention in the Primary Grades: A practice guide (NCEE 2009-4045). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/practiceguide.aspx?sid=3
Essential 10: Collaboration with Families in Promoting Literacy
Essential 10: Collaboration with Families in Promoting Literacy
Websites
Book Study Options
No More Summer Reading Loss by Cahill, Horvath, McGill-Franzen & Allington (2013)
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