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Private industries spend an est. $3.1 billion a year to bolster the writing skills of entry-level workers.
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Educators' toolkit

Important Information for Educators

Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading
The International Dyslexia Association is pleased to announce a major new document entitled Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading. The document will serve as our guide in endorsing programs that prepare teachers of reading and/or programs that specialize in preparing teachers to work with students who have reading difficulties and disabilities. One of IDA’s long term goals is to inform the public regarding the knowledge base required for skilled reading instruction. Another is to define the specific teaching capabilities that should characterize any person responsible for teaching students with dyslexia and related reading difficulties, and to identify programs that meet the standards.

We invite you to review the document and we hope that you will partner with us in promoting high standards for comprehensive and rigorous training of teachers.

Click here to view the Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading


Programs that work

High Plains Educational Cooperative
This site includes great reading instruction resources from the High Plains Educational Cooperative (HPEC) of Southwest Kansas. The organization provides area special education students with programs that serve students whose unique learning needs cannot fully be met without intervention; believing these students require specially designed instruction to enable them to achieve their fullest potential. HPEC is on the leading edge of innovative practices, built off the foundation that inclusive environments are critical for effective learning and teaching. Great list of publications and websites on effective reading instruction in support of the National Reading Panel's Report of 2000's five components of effective reading instruction – what HPEC calls "the five big ideas" – can be found here.
 

Scientifically Based Research & Reading Instruction

What is Scientifically Based Research? -- a guide for educators from the National Institute for Literacy