IES Releases New Literacy Resource

Earlier this month the Institute for Education Sciences (IES) released A Practitioner’s Guide to Improving Literacy Outcomes for Students by Using Evidence to Strengthen Programs and Practices. This resource builds on REL Southeast’s Literacy Roadmap, and was developed to help TA providers at the district level support the implementation of evidence-based literacy practices. It is based on the U.S. Department of Education’s Non-Regulatory Guidance for using evidence to improve teaching and learning that includes a five-step, continuous improvement cycle. Each step includes freely available, high-quality literacy resources developed by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), many of which the REL Program created.

This is the first in a series of cross-cutting resources to support implementation of evidence-based practices in math and literacy in the coming months. We'll continue to share forthcoming resources.