Literacy

Implementing Evidence-Based Literacy Practices Roadmap (PDF: 698 KB)

Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade Practice Guide
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide/21

Professional learning communities facilitator's guide for the What Works Clearinghouse practice guide: Foundational skills to support reading for understanding in kindergarten through 3rd grade
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/southeast/plc.asp

The relative effectiveness of two approaches to early literacy intervention in grades K–2
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=4504

Rubric for Evaluating Reading/Language Arts Instructional Materials for Kindergarten to Grade 5
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=4506

Summary of 20 years of research on the effectiveness of adolescent literacy programs and practices
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=464

Evaluating the screening accuracy of the Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading (FAIR)
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=308

School reading performance and the extended school day policy in Florida
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=4534

Self-study Guide for Implementing Early Literacy Interventions
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=4520

Self-study guide for implementing literacy interventions in Grades 3–8
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=4543

Summer Reading Camp Self-study Guide
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=463

Using computer-adaptive assessments of literacy to monitor the progress of English learner student
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=4508

Using evidence-based decision trees instead of formulas to identify at-risk readers
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=414

College & Career Readiness

A guide to developing and evaluating a college readiness screener
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=4503

Can scores on an interim high school reading assessment accurately predict low performance on college readiness exams?
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=4464

Investigating Developmental and college-level course enrollment and passing before and after Florida's developmental education reform
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=4479

School Leadership

A Systematic Review of the Relationships Between Principal Characteristics and Student Achievement
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=412

Leadership characteristics and practices in South Carolina charter schools
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=4501

Using Administrative Data for Research: A Companion Guide to A Descriptive Analysis of the Principal Workforce in Florida Schools
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=321

Charter School Lotteries Webinar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4cIDQ71stU&index=4&list=PLVHqsnePfULrDGNZc-NtuzkN7QNxLgozs

Roles and Responsibilities of Implementation Team Members (PDF: 104 KB)

What Is "Evidence-Based" As Defined By the Every Student Succeeds Act? (PDF: 90 KB)

Blank Logic Model Template (PDF: 98 KB)

Completed Logic Model Template (PDF: 151 KB)

Blended & Online Learning

Academic outcomes for North Carolina Virtual Public School credit recovery students
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=4462

Comparing Success Rates for General and Credit Recovery Courses Online and Face to Face: Results for Florida High School Courses
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=411

Building Capacity Through Researcher Practitioner Partnerships
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf_E_hu8w8U&index=9&list=PLVHqsnePfULrDGNZc-NtuzkN7QNxLgozs

School Performance

Beating the odds in Mississippi: Identifying schools exceeding achievement expectations
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=4465

Beating the Odds: Finding Schools Exceeding Achievement Expectations with High-Risk Students
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=363

Development and Examination of an Alternative School Performance Index in South Carolina
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=417

Identifying South Carolina charter schools that are "beating the odds"
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=418

The characteristics and education outcomes of American Indian students in grades 6–12 in North Carolina
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=4507

The Hidden Factor of Low Performance: Chronic Absenteeism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4xz3PHSZJk&index=10&list=PLVHqsnePfULrDGNZc-NtuzkN7QNxLgozs

Math

Predicting math outcomes from a reading screening assessment in grades 3–8
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=4502

Early Warning Systems

Comparing methodologies for developing an early warning system
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=469
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/infographics/pdf/REL_SE_Comparing_methodologies_for_developing_an_early_warning_system.pdf (PDF: 756 KB)

Self-study guide for implementing high school academic interventions
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=4505
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/infographics/pdf/REL_SE_Implementing_high_school_academic_interventions.pdf (PDF: 195 KB)

Planning High School Academic Interventions for Students Identified as at Risk by an EWS Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZStplZ1sg4&index=16&list=PLVHqsnePfULrDGNZc-NtuzkN7QNxLgozs&t=5s

Planning High School Academic Interventions for Students Identified as at Risk by an EWS Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ishlD2Of68&index=17&list=PLVHqsnePfULrDGNZc-NtuzkN7QNxLgozs