REL Southwest is collaborating with the Texas Education Agency (TEA), Texas Education Service Centers, and school districts in Texas to develop a comprehensive toolkit to support grades 6–8 educators and administrators in improving literacy teaching and learning. To achieve this goal, the Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Middle School (PRISMS) Toolkit will include resources and professional development activities for teachers and leaders, including administrators and literacy leaders, aimed at strengthening instruction to improve the reading skills of middle school students.
Partner organization: Texas Education Agency
Current projects
REL Southwest is partnering with Texas school districts to develop a toolkit to support grade 6–8 educators and administrators in addressing gaps in reading achievement exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The toolkit will build educators’ and administrators’ knowledge of and ability to implement recommendations in the What Works Clearinghouse practice guide Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9 to meet the needs of students reading below grade level. Components will include online professional learning modules to build knowledge, professional learning communities to deepen understanding and facilitate peer collaboration, tools to assess teacher practice and implementation, and resources for institutionalizing support for the toolkit.
Completed projects
No completed projects at this time.