Read and listen to reporting and research about effective literacy instruction and connect with local and national networks of parent and family advocates.

About Effective Literacy Instruction

Sold a Story from APM Reports is a 10-episode podcast that documents how ineffective literacy instruction led to a nationwide crisis and how teachers and parents have taken individual actions to help their students learn to read.
Sold a Story En Español from APM Reports translates the issues covered in English in 2 podcast episodes, tailoring the issue for Spanish-speaking audiences.
The Reading League is a national, state chapter-based nonprofit organization that advances the awareness, understanding and use of evidence-aligned literacy instruction in the US. It provides free resources for parents, families, educators, administrators, and policymakers to support students’ needs at home and in the classroom.
Families in Action provides free resources and training to families who seek to get involved in improving their students’ schools in Oakland, California.
Decoding Dyslexia is a domestic and international, grassroots network of parents and families that advocate for their students’ unique needs in literacy instruction.

Look up your state and school district’s performance on literacy rates on “The Nation’s Report Card”(National Assessment of Educational Progress).

Find out more about your state and district’s implementation of the science of reading from ExcelinEd’s Early Literacy Map.

About District Performance and State Policies

About Effective Literacy Instruction for English/Multilingual Learners

Center for Equity for English Learners(CEEL) at Loyola Marymount University (El Centro de Equidad para Aprendices de Inglés) seeks to improve educational outcomes for English Learner and Multilingual students.
See here for a comprehensive list of resources for educators and families supporting English/Multilingual Learners.
Colorín Colorado is a bilingual resource site dedicated to supporting educators and families of English Language Learners (ELLs).
Center for Applied Linguistics (Centro para la Lingüística Aplicada) provides resources, research, and expertise to promote effective communication, language learning, and cultural understanding in diverse contexts.
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (Centro Nacional de Información para Adquisición del Idioma Inglés) provides resources and information to enhance English language instruction programs in the US.
National Committee for Effective Literacy (Comité Nacional para la Alfabetización Eficaz) aims to ensure emergent bilinguals achieve proficiency in reading and writing in multiple languages.