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The Science of Reading for Secondary Teachers with Jamey Peavler

The Science of Reading is a body of knowledge that informs which skills students need to develop in order to become proficient readers and writers...

Essentials of MTSS

IDOE-developed guidance to support MTSS in K-12 education.

The Reading League Compass: Primary Considerations for Adolescent Literacy

The Reading League Compass provides a collection of high-quality, evidence-based resources for adolescent literacy, including tier 1 and intervention...

Adolescent and Secondary Literacy: Grade 6 to Grade 12

Link to IDOE website page for adolescent and secondary literacy resources.

IREAD-3 Test Blueprint

Blueprints serve as a foundational resource in the assessment development process. They identify the point values and relative weight of each of the...

Experts Explain: Introduction of Evidence-Aligned Writing Instruction

This presentation will present five principles for teaching writing that were based on close to 900 studies conducted with kindergarten to grade 12...

Halloween Magnetic Poetry

Kasey Bell from Shake Up Learning brings us this resource that allows students to create their spooky poem or story using Google Drawings. Have your...

R.L. Stine's Writing Program

If you've been looking for a new way to inspire student writers, R.L. Stine's writing program may have just what you need. This two-week program...

Build a Jack-O-Lantern with Slides and Mote

If you're looking for a spooky way to let your students be creative, improve their writing, and brush up on some tech skills, you've got to check out...

Grades 3-8 ELA PLD Map

The ILEARN Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs) reflect the learning paths for assessed standards based on students’ natural progression of skills...

Experts Explain: Assessments for Writing

In this writing session, Dr. Lembke will discuss the basics of using Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) for screening and progress monitoring in...

Reading Universe

Reading Universe will be partnering with IDOE staff to highlight resources in the new Reading Universe collection and provide an in-depth overview of...