Every student a successful early reader  

Nevada Reading First is helping to improve instruction and raise student achievement in six school districts throughout Nevada.  Local Education Agencies (LEAs) use subgrant funds to help specific schools improve reading achievement by establishing four major components:

• Comprehensive Reading Programs  Each school establishes an uninterrupted 90-minute reading block in all K-3 classrooms to fully implement comprehensive core and supplemental reading programs, focusing on proven methods to systematically and explicitly teach phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension
• Comprehensive Assessment System  Each LEA establishes a comprehensive assessment system that includes screening, diagnostic, progress monitoring, and outcome assessments
• Interventions for Struggling Readers  When students do not make adequate progress learning to read, data-driven intervention plans must be in place in order to accelerate student learning and eliminate reading deficiencies in students
• Professional Development  Each school has at least one full-time reading coach who provides job-embedded professional development (help teachers understand and use scientifically-based reading research, implement the core reading program, interpret and use assessment data) and assist teachers in providing interventions for struggling readers

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Check out the Early Literacy Portal

Nevada Reading First also maintains a portal on early literacy. We encourage you to register on the portal in order to access a wealth of resources. (CLICK HERE)