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ELA / Literacy: Foundational Skills

All students should have access to the instruction, materials, and practice opportunities necessary for them to flourish as readers. For most students, coherent, structured reading foundational skills instruction is critical to unlock the code of written language. Below are planning resources to support the components of reading foundational skills instruction. This page features printable, student facing resources to support foundational skills practice.

To understand how foundational skills fit into a complete early reading program, for access to resources supporting other aspects of early reading instruction, and for information about free, full curricular options, visit the Early Reading Accelerators collection.
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- 08/24/20
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Foundational Skills Mini-Course

Build your understanding of reading foundational skills through this seven-part professional learning mini-course. Delve into the compo…

Grades K–2
- 08/06/20
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Foundational Skills Key Terms

Printable, quick-reference sheet defining the key terms related to reading foundational skills, including: print concepts, phonological…

Grades K–2
- 08/06/20
- 1 FILE
Foundational Skills Guidance Document

This guide outlines the essential instructional components to teach early reading skills. It helps teachers build their own knowledge o…

Grades K–2
- 08/06/20
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Foundational Skills Assessment Protocol

Protocol for assessing phonics and high-frequency words. Includes an informal observations checklist to capture notes from student obse…

Grades K–2
- 08/06/20
- 1 FILE
Decodable Reader Protocol

This protocol outlines a process for repeated reads of decodable readers, offering several opportunities to reinforce taught content (p…

Grades K–2
- 08/06/20
- 1 FILE
Effective Enhancements for Foundational Skills Instructi…

This document includes student-friendly, fun, and engaging games, songs, and activities that can be used to enhance foundational skills…

Grades K–2
- 08/06/20
- 1 FILE
Foundational Skills Observation Tool

This lightweight observation tool is designed to help facilitate reflection, professional learning conversations following a classroom …

Grades K–2
- 04/29/20
- 1 FILE
Reading Practice in a Time of Remote Learning (April 202…

Looking for ways to engage students in reading practice within this time of remote learning? Thinking about equity and access to …

Grades K–12
- 11/20/19
- 1 FILE
Supporting Excellent and Equitable Foundational Skills I…

“One of the most consistent findings in all of education research is that children become better readers when they get explicit a…

Grades K–12
- 08/22/19
- 1 FILE
Q&A Session with Meredith and David Liben: An Evening wi…

Literacy experts Meredith Liben and David Liben have recently written a book--Know Better, Do Better. In addition to discussing th…

Grades K–12
- 01/10/19
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Foundational Skills Instruction in Action (2019 January …

Meet our new Foundational Skills Observation Tool! This resource highlights best practices for high-quality, aligned foundational skill…

Grades K–12
- 07/11/18
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The Problem of Teaching Literacy Backwards (2018 July We…

To what extent has the half-century continuance of the opportunity gap been a result of literacy instruction in the United States being…

Grades K–12
- 10/15/20
Early Reading Accelerators (K-2)

Early Reading Accelerators are essential content all readers must access to become proficient. Here you'll find information about these…

Grades K–2

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