MESD Early Literacy Network

The MESD Early Literacy Network is focusing this Winter edition on bringing research to practice for educators. When reviewing Oregon's new online report cards and the recently released Nation's Report Card from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data, it is clear that implementing research and evidence-based practices is absolutely critical to improving reading outcomes for Oregon students.

Two highlights in this issue are a refresher on the reading brain and links to several Institute of Education Sciences (IES) guides, many are referenced in Oregon's Early Literacy Framework, and the soon to be released Adolescent Literacy Framework. IES guides are an accessible way for educators to understand what research into classroom practices looks like.

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Reading science resources for:

English Learners/Emergent Bilinguals - Educators/Specialists - Educator Prep Programs - Administrators - Policymakers/State Agencies

The goal of this network is to help you stay up to date on the vast body of research contributing to the science of reading and writing without needing to add another meeting to your calendar. All newsletter contents are shared to generate awareness of resources, local opportunities, and provide professional learning. Archived newsletters are available on the MESD Early Literacy Webpage. If you know someone who would like to be added to this quarterly newsletter have them subscribe here!

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