Recipes for Reading: Structured Literacy Overview

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RECIPEs for reading

An explicit, systematic, and sequential approach to teaching reading and writing that is grounded in scientific research about how the brain learns to read. It is a comprehensive framework that focuses on building strong foundational skills in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension, with a particular emphasis on teaching the essential components of reading in a structured way. This approach is especially beneficial for students who struggle with reading, including those with dyslexia or other learning difficulties, but it is effective for all learners.

Overview for Coaches

Structured Literacy

As instructional coaches, understanding structured literacy means being able to guide teachers in delivering consistent, high-quality instruction that is grounded in evidence-based practices. Coaches can help teachers implement structured literacy frameworks effectively by:

• Providing resources, training, and professional development on structured literacy practices.
• Observing classroom instruction and offering feedback on how to improve the delivery of structured literacy components.
• Supporting teachers in using data to inform instruction and meet the needs of all learners.
• Facilitating the use of multisensory strategies, scaffolding, and other techniques that make literacy learning accessible to all students, especially those with learning challenges.

REMEMBER- all resources and research are and should be consistently based on the Science of Reading.