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Connecticut's K-3 Literacy Strategy

Connecticut's K-3 Literacy Strategy The Center for Literacy Research and Reading Success developed the Connecticut’s K-3 Literacy Strategy with guidance from the Reading Leadership Implementation Council. The resources and information provided in this document create a road map for Connecticut to improve practices and methods of a comprehensive, multi-tiered educational learning system that includes culturally responsive, scientifically based, evidence-based literacy practices, strategies, and structures. Download the Spanish version - Estrategia de Alfabetización K-3 de Connecticut

The K-3 Literacy Plan for the Center for Literacy Research and Reading Success

The Center for Literacy Research and Reading Success, in partnership with the Reading Leadership Implementation Council, has released its K-3 Literacy Plan. The Plan is centered around their goal to support districts and schools in achieving every student reading at or above grade level independently and proficiently by the end of third grade. The Plan reinforces Connecticut’s longstanding commitment to the Connecticut Literacy Model (CTLM) partnership, Scientifically Research-Based Interventions (SRBI), and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) focused on prevention and early intervention.

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Podcast: Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong | Podcast (apmreports.org)
Podcast: The Podcast - The Reading League

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Your Child's Right to Read Checklist
Connecticut State Department of Education Evidence-Based Practice Guides
Evidence for ESSA. (2022). Evidence-based reading
Five Action Steps for School and District Leaders Implementing the Science of Reading, by Dena Mortensen. Published in The Reading League Journal – May/June 2022 Edition.
Hanover Research. (April 2022). The Science of Reading: A literature review prepared for the Connecticut State Department of Education
Institute of Education Sciences, and National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. (2019). WWC | Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade (ed.gov)
Institute of Education Sciences, and National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. (2010). Practice Guide: Improving Reading Comprehension in Kindergarten Through 3rd grade
Louisa C. Moats, Of ‘Hard Words’ and Straw Men: Let’s Understand What Reading Science is Really About
The Reading League’s Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines, 2023, is a tool for districts to utilize while evaluating the K-3 English language arts curriculum alignment to evidence-based reading teaching and learning.
University of Connecticut. (2021). Connecticut Partnership for Literacy Success: Our Research

More Resources

Changing Course: Large Scale Implementation of the Science of Reading - A School Board Member's Insights by Brenda Warren, The Reading League Journal, January/February 2024
Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents. Science of Reading - Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS)
Edreports. EdReports
Florida Center for Reading Research. Resource Database | Florida Center for Reading Research (fcrr.org)
Hill for Literacy. HILL For Literacy | Translating Research into Meaningful Practice
Literacy How, Inc. Research - Literacy How
The Reading League. The Reading League - The Science of Reading