Academics & Career Readiness | Cradle to Career Roadmap

The success indicators for Academic and Career Readiness are identified for each grade level band on the Cradle to Career Roadmap. Each is representative of a critical step in a student’s academic journey towards becoming a productive, contributing citizen while sustaining a career in his or her community. The Pillars of Support – Parents and Family, Education, Government, Business and Labor, and Community and Faith-Based – provide necessary scaffolding to ensure that the milestones are achieved.

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20 Tips for Creating a Language Rich Environment for Your Toddler

Author shares best practices for parents to increase both the quality and quantity of words spoken at home to a baby.

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Early Literacy at The New York Public Library

New York Public Library offers a range of resources and programming (songs, read alouds and more) for families and children to enjoy reading together.

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Holding States and Schools Accountable

Motoko Rich, writing for the New York Times, reviews the progress and status of the Elementary and Secondary Act, the law that governs all public schools that receive federal financing.

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Read Across America

This campaign focuses on developing students' love of reading through reading events across the country.

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Reading A-Z

Reading A-Z provides affordable, easily accessible online reading resources: leveled reading books, and downloadable, projectable, printable teacher materials. Purchase necessary, free trial available.

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Best Practices for Reading Intervention Planning

Get an overview of the characteristics associated with reading problems as well as the planning and implementation of effective interventions.

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Teaching Elementary School Students to Be Effective Writers

This article presents 4 recommendations for teachers as well as ideas to implement each recommendation in the area of writing.

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Reading is Fundamental - Literacy Facts and Stats

America’s literacy crisis has reached epidemic proportions, with millions of children and adults affected each and every year by a never-ending cycle of educational disadvantage.

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Guide to 4th Grade

This article reviews general skills for 4th Grade, including what to expect for each subject. Plus, discover at-home activities to support learning in the classroom.

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12 Steps to Creating a Language-Rich Environment

Teacher shares best practices on how to create a language-rich classroom environment. Some best practices include reading aloud every day, using word walls, and using anchor charts.

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Starfall - Reading, Math and Songs

Starfall.com hosts a variety of interactive resources, allowing children to engage in phonics-based reading, develop early literacy skills, and read decodable texts that support high interest topics and themes.

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Universal Kids Games

Universal Kids allows children to play and explore exciting games with their favorite characters. Math, spelling, and coloring games are available for children ages 2 to 12 years.

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Reading Partners - Take Action

Reading Partners mobilizes communities to provide students with individualized reading support they need to read at grade level by fourth grade. They partner with under-resourced schools and provide volunteer reading partners to work one-on-one with students who struggle with reading.

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Best Practices in Online Math and Reading Instruction

To support teachers and staff in the event of ongoing school closures and virtual instruction, Hanover Research presents researched and anecdotal best practices for delivering online math and reading instruction to students in Grades K-12.

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5 Research-Based Practices for Kindergarten and First Grade

This article presents research-based techniques every kindergarten and first grade teacher should be using in their classroom.