Links & Websites
Web page with tools such as the Consumer's Guide to Evaluating a Core Reading Program Grades K - 3: A Critical Elements Analysis for analyzing elementary core, supplemental, and intervention reading programs. Provides teachers with knowledge about what to look for in their instructional materials.
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Booklets
Selecting an Intervention to Meet Students’ Needs: A “How-To” Resource for Educators
Tool that provides a step- by-step process for choosing intervention programs based on student data, research information, and instructional analysis.
Modules
Selecting an Intervention to Meet Students’ Needs
This professional development module describes a process that campus teams can use to select an intervention that matches their students’ needs, using the tool by the same name.
Resource Pages
"Red Book" Series
Series of five booklets on the five components of research-based reading instruction developed by the Texas Student Success Initiative.
Presentations
Features of Effective Instruction (PDF of presentation)
Description of several effective practices, including explicit, systematic instruction; multiple practice opportunities; and immediate feedback.
Videos
Content of Effective Reading Instruction
Video that discusses the five reading components with classroom examples.