Tools and Resources
Highlighted Tools and Resources
Foundational Skills Observation Tool: A resource created by Student Achievement Partners to support K-2 teachers in building understanding of best practices for teaching foundational skills
Essential Practices in Early Literacy: An early literacy playbook created by Instruction Partners detailing essential strategies for effective early literacy instruction
BRICK’s Practice Clinic Protocol: Designed in collaboration with Lit, a weekly practice protocol to support teachers in implementation of foundational skills curriculum
Here is a sampling of tools utilized by leaders.
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Partner Reading: An Evidence-Based Practice Teacher's Guide
A guide for the partner reading instructional routine designed for middle school classrooms
Tennessee Foundational Skills Instructional Practice Guide
A tool for foundational skills lesson walk-throughs, prioritizing the observation of teacher strategies, instructional materials, and student engagement
Nashville Classical's Foundational Skills Observation Tool
A foundational skills observation tool that helps capture what happens in classrooms, specifically focusing on observing indicators aligned to their instructional priority
CKLA K-5 Observation Tracker: School Leadership
A tracker to help guide the implementation of the CKLA curriculum in the classroom through provided indicators and look-fors that are important to effective curriculum execution
Nashville Classical's Benchmark/Interim Assessment Data Meeting Agenda
A meeting agenda to review assessment data, celebrate success, and inform literacy priorities for the upcoming quarter
