What it takes to teach reading

• What Principals Can Do to Help Students Become Good Readers
• 10 Things You Should Know About Reading
• Roles of the Reading Specialist
• Who Are the Children Who Have Reading Difficulties?
• A Tale of Two Schools
• Webcast: Establishing an Effective Reading Program
• Webcast: Assessment: On Track for Reading Success

School leader literacy observation checklists

Use these tools to get a clear snapshot of what reading instruction, classroom groupings, and classroom environment look like in your school.

• School Leader's Literacy Walkthrough, K-3
  Florida Center for Reading Research
• Reading Walkthrough Guides, K-3
  Teachscape, Just Read, Florida!
• Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension
  University of Texas System/Texas Education Agency
• Explicit and Systematic Instruction
  University of Texas System/Texas Education Agency
• Grouping for Instruction
  University of Texas System/Texas Education Agency
• Scaffolded Practice
  University of Texas System/Texas Education Agency
• Differentiated Instruction
  University of Texas System/Texas Education Agency

Closing the achievement gap

• Teaching All Students to Read: Practices from Reading First Schools with Strong Intervention Outcomes
• Time to Learn: Benefits of a Longer School Day
• Effective Out-of-School Time Reading Programs
• On Summer Loss
• Webcast: Summer Reading

See also: Research on Summer Learning and Out-of-School Programs

Supporting teachers

• The Process of Professional Development
• Professional Development for Reading
• Instructional Coaching
• What Does the Research Tell Us About Teacher Leadership?
• Avoiding a Rush to Judgment: Teacher Evaluation and Teacher Quality

Parent engagement

• Empowering Parents
• Parent Engagement Webinar Series
• Getting Parents Involved in Schools
• Parent Involvement Checklist

See also: Topics A-Z: Parent Engagement | Research on Parent Engagement