Welcome to FCRR! We are dedicated to ensuring that all children are reading and succeeding in school. Leadership is critical to achieving that vision. Here, school and district leaders can find resources to support their knowledge and practice. FCRR invites you to use the resources below to make evidence-based and evidence-informed decisions to improve reading outcomes for all learners.
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ESSA Evidence-Based Interventions for School Improvement Guides
Guides for Identifying Evidence-Based Interventions for School Improvement developed to help State Education Agencies, Local Education Agencies, and schools.
A Practitioner’s Guide to Improving Literacy Outcomes for Students by Using Evidence to Strengthen Programs and Practices
This resource was developed to help state education agencies and local education agencies implement evidence-based literacy practices in their classrooms.
Implementing Evidence-Based Literacy Practices
This roadmap was developed to help state education agencies and local education agencies implement evidence-based literacy practices in their classrooms by following the suggestions of the resources listed in the eight steps.
IES What Works Clearinghouse Practice Guides
Evidence-based recommendations that address common challenges in schools and videos of instructional examples from practice guides focused on reading and literacy.
School Leaders Literacy Walkthroughs
Designed in partnership with the Florida Department of Education, this tool can assist school leaders in supporting classroom literacy instruction and is aligned to Florida’s B.E.S.T. English Language Arts Standards.
Literacy and Leadership Professional Learning Series
Developed in partnership with the Florida Department of Education, these sessions are designed to support school leaders in building capacity of teachers and instructional coaches to implement evidence-based literacy practices to improve student learning and achievement.
Florida Literacy Coach Endorsement
Developed in partnership with the Florida Department of Education, these sessions include the domains and standards necessary to support educators in earning the of the Florida Reading Coach Endorsement.
Reading Program Repository
Designed in partnership with the Florida Department of Education, this one-stop shop includes information on programs used in Florida to help educators select programs that best meet the needs of their students.
Essentials for Reading Success
Increase your knowledge about using assessment data to guide instruction, response to intervention, the features of effective instruction, and evidence-based practices to teach the critical components of reading.
K-3 Reading Tutors
Designed in partnership with the Florida Department of Education, the information provided can support districts and schools with implementing effective reading tutoring programs for students in grades K-3.
Florida Practice Profiles
Developed by the Florida Department of Education, the Practice Profiles clearly define the best practices of core instruction, in a way that is teachable, learnable, doable, and assessable in practice. The profiles are aligned to Florida’s Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Standards.
Science of Reading: An Introduction
Developed by the Florida Department of Education, this introductory course provides information about the science of reading, how the reading brain develops, the importance of word recognition and language comprehension, and practical ways to incorporate the principles of the science of reading into instruction.
School to home connection
These resources are based upon research evidence and designed for teachers to use and share with families and caregivers. Explore and use these free resources to encourage literacy support for children at home.
