Resource Repository

A guide to AT tools for reading and where to find them.

Learn about tools to help your child with reading and writing.

This organizer was used by a third-grade teacher to teach the compare and contrast nonfiction text structure. It includes filled-in student examples, sections for recording similarities and differences, and clue word comparisons. Watch the presentation Compare-Contrast Graphic Organizer: A Whale Is Not a Fish to see how this tool is used.

Read this infographic to learn ways to model reading with children.

This infographic provides ways to model reading with children.

This infographic provides strategies for families to use before, during, and after reading with children.

This infographic provides strategies for families to use before, during, and after reading with children.

Use this activity to practice recognizing words with your preschooler and create a collage of pictures of words with identical initial sounds.

Faith Giddens, curriculum planner and testing coordinator, describes how secondary school staff collaborates to design interventions based on assessment results, team reviews of student work, and data-driven success plans. View the sample material, Planning for Student Success.

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

Get advice from a mom who's advocated for her son's learning needs

This booklet shares family common goals about literacy for their children along with actions to take that match the goals.

This webpage gives an overview of the Five Big Ideas in Beginning Reading.

Use this Screening passport to learn about the importance of developmental Screening and monitoring, and track and monitor developmental milestones with your doctor.

Read descriptions of specific activities that involve blending and segmenting sounds; includes activities for whole-class, small-group, and individual instructional contexts.

People with dyslexia, blindness, cerebral palsy, and other reading barriers can customize their experience to suit their learning style and find virtually any book they need for school, work, or the joy of reading.

This document provides research-based guidance on academic literacy instruction in the content areas. It is intended for use by literacy specialists and other technical assistance providers in their work with states to improve educational policy and practice in adolescent literacy.

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.

Watch how a third-grade teacher uses partner sharing to help her students discuss questions about what they are reading. She supports her students' talk by laying the groundwork for effective collaboration and providing supportive structures. For more details, view her lesson plan, Third-Grade Buddy Talk Lesson.

Listen to high school English teacher Jim Burke describe the importance of providing opportunities for adolescents to discuss text. He explains how he establishes a supportive environment for discussions and describes note-taking organizers he uses to help students prepare for text discussions.