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Impact of COVID-19 Disruptions on Students’ Early Reading

  • Disruptions to instruction have impacted growth in elementary students’ basic early reading skills, with students performing below typical early reading growth expectations.
  • This impact is a concern given that students who struggle with reading skills in early grades have been found to have lower school performance throughout middle and high school.
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Importance of District & School Leadership

District and school leaders can maintain an important role in facilitating instructional adaptations and interventions to address identified early reading needs for students in fall of 2021-2022.

K-3 Early Reading Instructional Guidance in Response to the Pandemic

Guidance Document:

The New Jersey Tiered System of Supports (NJTSS)-Early Ready Team has developed a guidance document for district and school leaders outlining practical, research-based practices for identifying, addressing, and monitoring K-3 students early reading skills needs in response to disruptions from the pandemic.

 

Downloads:

K-3 Early Reading Instructional Guidance for Fall 2021 (PDF)
Accompanying Worksheets 1-8 (MS Word)

Webinar:

The purpose of this webinar, which was recorded from a live broadcast on June 8, 2021, is to provide an orientation to the K-3 Early Reading Instructional Guidance for Fall 2021 in Response to the Pandemic.

NOTE: Polling information collected during the live webinar is not displayed at points in the recording. Viewers may want to forward past those brief sections of the presentation.

NJTSS Early Reading
The NJTSS-Early Reading Team provides training and ongoing coaching to support districts statewide in building capacity to implement data-driven, multi tiered early reading supports. This work is made possible through a partnership between the New Jersey Department of Education and Rutgers University funded by a State Personnel Development Grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs. For more information about professional development available from this team please contact njtss@doe.nj.gov.