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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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
Collegiate Academies Reading Intervention Vision
A guiding document clearly stating the vision and components of Collegiate Academy’s reading intervention model
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
Essential Practices in Early Literacy
An early literacy playbook detailing essential strategies for effective foundational literacy instruction
Foundational Skills Observation Tool
A resource created by Student Achievement Partners to support K-2 teachers build understanding of best practices for teaching foundational skills