The California County Superintendents Curricular and Improvement Support Committee for ELD/ELD has developed and published a toolkit for LEA's implementing the RDRS. 

"On behalf of the California County Superintendents, we are pleased to introduce the 2024 Reading Difficulties Risk Screener Adoption Toolkit developed by the English Language Arts/English Language Development Subcommittee of the Curricular and Improvement Support Committee (CISC). The Reading Difficulties Risk Screener Adoption Toolkit offers a clear, data-driven process for reviewing the approved list of Screeners to help district personnel make informed, objective recommendations to local Boards of Education to best meet student needs."

Find the Toolkit Here!

ELA/ELD Instructional Materials Follow-up Adoption

December 4th's Instructional Quality Commission meeting included an ELA/ELD Subject Matter Committee review of 269 recommended Instructional Materials Reviewers and Content Review Experts. Those recommendations were sent to the State Board of Education, which solidified the appointments at its January 14–15, 2026, meeting. The elements of the follow-up adoption can be accessed at the links below:

Notice of Intent to Hold an Adoption

Schedule of Significant Events

The State Board of Education (SBE) adopted, with additional technical edits, the draft Guidance to Support the 2026 ELA/ELD Instructional Materials Follow-up Adoption at its November 6th meeting.

Literacy Roadmap

Overview

The Literacy Roadmap is designed to help educators apply the English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework for California Public Schools (ELA/ELD Framework) to classroom instruction, navigate the resources and professional learning opportunities available to implement effective literacy instruction, and improve literacy outcomes for all students with a focus on equity. The purpose of the California Literacy Roadmap is to provide current and comprehensive, yet concise, guidance to help educators implement effective literacy instruction for all California students.

Literacy Content Blocks

Literacy Content Blocks are a central element of the California Literacy Roadmap. They are intended to guide literacy instruction based on local context and students’ identified assets and assessed needs. As of Spring 2025, Literacy Content Blocks are provided for English-medium classrooms in transitional kindergarten through grade five. The blocks reflect an intentional approach to literacy that promotes carefully sequenced initial instruction, appropriate practice and reinforcement, intervention as necessary, and meaningful application in ELA and other content areas.

Literacy Content Blocks for English-Medium Classrooms (Links)

• • Introduction

  • Transitional Kindergarten

  • Kindergarten

  • Grade One

  • Grades Two and Three

  • Grades Four and Five

• Glossary