Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade

Title:	Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade
Description:	Young learners need strong foundational reading skills to achieve literacy success. This What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) practice guide, Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade, has evidence-based recommendations that teachers, reading coaches, principals, and other educators can use to improve literacy in the early grades. Developed by a panel of experts, the strategies in this guide focus on ways to improve alphabetics, fluency, and vocabulary instruction, as well as how to teach a range of other academic language skills. The guide also discusses using an integrated approach to instruction that can help improve early reading achievement. For more on preparing students to be successful readers, the WWC offers a companion practice guide, Improving Reading Comprehension in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (3.3MB)
Cover Date:	July 2016
Web Release:	July 5, 2016
Print Release:	July 5, 2016
Publication #:	WWC PGLIT21 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	WWC
Associated Centers:	NCEE
Authors:	WWC
Type of Product:	Practice Guide
Keywords:	Elementary Education Kindergarten Reading
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