Address Common Roadblocks & Share Early Solutions. Engage in discussions about common roadblocks encountered with structured literacy implementation, and share strategies and ideas for overcoming challenges.
What common roadblocks surfaced from the TXRL selection process and what ideas are arising among cohort districts to address them?
Discuss with your team how you might address each roadblock.
Share one idea for tackling the roadblock in this Crowdsourced Idea Document.
Topic 1: Rethink Teachers’ Instructional Autonomy and Role as Instructional Designers & Curriculum Writers
HOW do we go about shifting teachers’ instructional role to fully embrace a structured literacy approach in mindset and practice?
Continue the Conversation
Why Teachers Don’t Use the HQIM They Are Given (by David Steiner, November 12, 2024), The74.
The Courage to Teach Reading Differently (by Victoria Tilney McDonough, December 2024). Reading Universe.
Topic 2: Insufficient Principal Expertise in Structured Literacy
HOW to we develop Principal expertise to enable knowledgeable and informed decisions, and alignment of campus structures and cultures to structured literacy.
Continue the Conversation
Part 1: Principals Have a Lead Role in the ‘Science of Reading.’ Are They Ready? (by Olina Banerji, May 24, 2024), EdWeek.
Part 2: Leading on the ‘Science of Reading’: Principals Share What They’ve Learned. (by Olina Banerji, May 29, 2024), EdWeek.
TXRL Learning Series Introduction Video - Watch Before Day 2
Video explaining the learning TXRL Learning Series for District Leadership Teams and Campus Literacy Teams.