Dr. Barbara Foorman, professor emeritus from Florida State University served on the National Reading Panel and is one of the most recognized researchers of reading. She joins to tell us about her latest study that compares using an evidence-based reading program and using a serious of various evidence-based interventions valid for specific skill development.

Here are some links to references made in this event:

The Relative Effectiveness of Two Approach to Early Literacy Intervention Grades K-2

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wnqxs-rfSuKRbfSYDyyZG-6f1KcIaPXq/view?usp=drive_link

The Role of Instruction in Learning to Read: Preventing Reading Failure in At-Risk Children

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11u3dKyrZNqpXEUzOt7xfhSwsCPPg8o9B/view?usp=drive_link

Interventions Aimed at Improving Reading Success: An Evidence Based Approach

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pq9vClozQBHqSqOApJSbNewDmuPHkuaq/view?usp=drive_link

Curriculum Guidelines: https://www.thereadingleague.org/compass/curriculum-decision-makers/

What Informs Literacy Instruction in the Primary Grades: Chapter 9

Foorman chap 9_What Informs Literacy Instruction in the Primary Grades_Guilford in press.pdf

PowerPoint of Literacy:  Using Data to Inform Instruction

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1eW1J2o70PmqWHoFgPz_VdwruiRLmdvio/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=109793171636430085361&rtpof=true&sd=true

State Policy Levers: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED615740.pdf