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This PowerPoint slide deck from two nationally recognized experts and a classroom teacher who presented at the 2022 OSEP Leader and Project Directors' Conference provides information on what comprehensive literacy instruction looks like for students with significant cognitive disabilities.

See how fifth graders write an essay with a simple thesis statement, supporting examples, and a conclusion. Also, learn what to expect in their spelling and punctuation.

See how first graders draw and write simple sentences using supporting details to show their understanding of a topic

See how kids write an essay with a simple thesis statement, supporting examples, and a conclusion. Also, learn what to expect in their spelling and punctuation.

See how kindergartners draw and write a simple topic sentence and supporting detail to show their understanding of a topic.

This video by Great Schools details writing expectations for middle schoolers. Get a glimpse into kids' writing that includes a thesis, details supported by facts, and an analysis, making a clear point.

See how second graders write a simple essay with a title, introductory sentence, supporting examples, and a concluding sentence. Also, learn what to expect in kids' spelling and punctuation.

See how kids write an essay with a simple thesis statement, supporting examples, and a brief conclusion. Also, learn what to expect in their spelling and punctuation.

This flyer describes how dyslexia can look in middle schoolers.

Dr. Nell Duke, who served on the IES Panel that developed the Practice Guide on Improving Reading Comprehension in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade, discusses the recommendation to teach students how to use reading comprehension strategies.

In this video, Dr. Barbara Foorman, Director of the Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, explains what a logic model is and how it may be used in implementing evidence-based literacy practices.

This infographic reviews the research and highlights impacts and implementation of blended learning.

Learn more about this accessible online library for people with print disabilities.

This brief provides an overview of Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM). It explains how CBM, which provides current, week-by-week information on the progress children are making, can be helpful to parents.

This article describes data-based individualization, a research-based process for individualizing and intensifying interventions through the systematic use of assessment data, validated interventions, and research-based adaptation strategies

Here's what you need to know about decoding, and why it's so important for reading.

Watch this video to learn about reading fluency, and learn ways to help your child develop it at home.

This article provides an overview of the MTSS framework.

This infographic explains different types of thinking needed to understand text.

Read this infographic to learn different types of thinking needed to understand text.