Videos – Literacy
A Parent’s Guide to Ohio’s Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plans
October 28, 2021
This video explores best practices for creating and implementing Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plans to support K–3 students in Ohio public schools.
Foundational skills to support reading for understanding in kindergarten through 3rd grade
April 26, 2021
This video explains the need for systematic, direct, and explicit instruction in phonemic awareness and phonics and discusses the most effective evidence-based practices for teaching decoding to early readers.
Literacy instruction strategies for success: Multi-tier intervention in primary grades
December 17, 2020
This video discusses the most effective, evidence-based practices for identifying and assisting struggling readers.
October 19, 2020
This documentary, produced in partnership with the Chicago public broadcasting station WTTW, is about how community organizations can support the development of children’s early literacy skills.
Integrating play into literacy instruction: Interview with Tim Shanahan
July 24, 2020
This video features an extended interview with Tim Shanahan, Ph.D., and includes descriptions of research-based recommendations from the What Works Clearinghouse about how to teach literacy to young students.
Integrating play into literacy instruction: Strategies for your classroom
May 13, 2020
This video shows how to implement research-based literacy practices from the What Works Clearinghouse through play-based learning.