Resource Repository

These documents were developed for the 2020-21 academic year in response to the disruption of the global pandemic of COVID-19. They provide guidance for the field about the content priorities by leveraging the structure and emphases of college- and career-ready mathematics and ELA/literacy standards.

This video walks viewers through a 3-step routine for teaching new vocabulary to young children that includes lots of opportunities to practice using the new word in different ways through repetition, images, sentence frames, and more. It can be adapted for at-home learning and to supplement family reading activities.

This brief is one in a series aimed at providing K-12 education decision makers and advocates with an evidence base to ground discussions about how to best serve students with disabilities during and following the novel coronavirus pandemic.

This guide focuses on the instructional challenges posed by school closures. In particular, it presents district curriculum leaders and staff with an instructional framework and additional resources for addressing unfinished learning and learning losses, as well as a review of essential skills and content in English language arts and mathematics to support access to grade-level content in key grade transitions for all students.

See this informational sheet for a summary of expert advice for handling testing for remote or blended learning.

This infographic provides questions and strategies for creating take-home packets to support distance learning.

This brief is one in a series aimed at providing K-12 education decision makers and advocates with an evidence base to ground discussions about how to best serve students during and following the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Use this free online assessment to screen your child for risk of future reading difficulties.

This resource gives parents tips for how they can connect with their child during technology use.

This resource gives parents tips for how they can connect with their child during technology use.

Use this color contrast checker to test for accessibility of your web pages and documents.

This resource provides tips for communicating with families and evidence-based messages for schools to share with families.

The purpose of this brief is to provide guidance for educators regarding use of evidence-based practices, centering equity, and establishing connections with students and families when planning and providing distance learning.

This guide focuses on research-based strategies to address the social, emotional, mental-health, and academic impacts of the pandemic on students, educators, and staff, such as how to address any potential anxiety or depression some may face as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and nearly a year of remote learning.

This resource provides tips and guidance for parents and caregivers to foster reading comprehension skills at home. The guidance is intended to be adapted by education practitioners into a format that would be relevant for parents/caregivers in a given context.

This practice brief shares tips for maintaining continuity of learning through defining classroom expectations for remote (i.e., distance) instruction and online learning environments. With a few adaptations, teachers can use a PBIS framework to make remote learning safe, predictable, and positive.

This page is meant to be your entry point into the creation of accessible content with familiar tools such as Microsoft Office and Google Docs. You will learn about five practices that can have a significant impact on the learner experience for all students, especially those who rely on assistive technology for their access to the curriculum.

Educators can download this template and create their own plan to implement PBIS in their classroom.

This webinar highlights critical practices to create positive, predictable, and safe learning environments for all students.

To make up for lost time, instructional leaders will need to streamline curricula and offer "just-in-time" support. These steps can help.