Early Learning: Resources to Improve Early Literacy Practices
Submitted by Charlotte Cushman on Mar 28, 2012

The U.S. Department of Education shares resources on Early Learning: Resources to Improve Early Literacy Practices. The Key Tools for Implementing Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction include:
- Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade
- Improving Reading Comprehension in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade
- Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School
- Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades
- Teaching Elementary School Students to Be Effective Writers
- Resource Repository at National Center for Improving Literacy
- National Center on Improving Literacy (NCIL) Improving Literacy Briefs
- Improving Literacy Instruction in School Settings
- Academic Interventions Tools Chart
- What Works Clearinghouse
- Improving Reading Outcomes for Students with or at Risk for Reading Disabilities: A Synthesis of the Contributions from the Institute of Education Sciences Research Centers
- Rubric for Evaluating Reading/Language Arts Instructional Materials for Kindergarten to Grade 5
- What is the evidence base to support reading interventions for improving student outcomes in grades 1–3?