Our Work in The Field
NCIL staff and expert coaches are working with several state education agencies and the local education agencies they identify to provide intensive technical assistance.
Supporting school systems to effectively teach essential literacy content to all students, including students with or at risk for literacy-related disabilities.
Building capacity related to implementation of a universal screening process to identify students at risk for reading difficulties, including dyslexia.
Intensification of instruction and intervention to comprehensively support the individual needs of students with or at risk for literacy-related disabilities.
Use of Response to Intervention in reading to determine special education eligibility in schools that use a multi-tiered systems of support approach.
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There is broad agreement that schools should implement early screening and intervention programs. State legislation generally favors the use of universal screening within schools across grades K-2.
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This webpage links to Michigan's state resources for promoting literacy.
Topic: Advocacy, Professional Development
This document was prepared to assist literacy specialists in the national Regional Comprehensive Center network as they work with states to improve educational policy and practice in the area of adolescent literacy.
Topic: Comprehension, Vocabulary
Liaisons
Our liaisons provide technical assistance to Regional Comprehensive Center (RCC) staff so they may better assist SEAs in developing and implementing state and local structures, procedures and policies to address student challenges in learning to read and write.
- Sarah Sayko: Mid-Atlantic, Appalachia, Texas, and Great Lakes
- Brian Gearin: Northwest, Pacific, California, Central, West Central, North Central, South Central, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, Florida and the Islands
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Practical help for implementing recommended literacy practices.
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Get RecommendationsThe research reported here is funded by awards to the National Center on Improving Literacy from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, in partnership with the Office of Special Education Programs (Award #: S283D160003). The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of OESE, OSEP, or the U.S. Department of Education. Copyright © 2019 National Center on Improving Literacy. https://improvingliterarcy.org
