It is critical that there be a clear, aligned vision from literacy advocacy, policy, practitioner, and research communities, in order to guide evidence-based literacy instruction for all California students.
Narrowing Down to Find Common Ground: Shared Agreements for Effective Literacy Instruction in California is a new working paper released by Pivot Learning that reflects collective consensus on key topics concerning (1) literacy and multilingual and English learner students; (2) early screening and assessment; and (3) foundational skills among the following literacy experts:
- Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan, University of Houston
- Lori DePole, Decoding Dyslexia CA
- Maya Goodall, Lexia English
- Martha Hernandez, Californians Together
- Young-Suk Kim, University of California, Irvine
- Magaly Lavadenz, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL) – Loyola Marymount University
- Martha I. Martinez, Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL)
- Gisela O’Brien, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL) – Loyola Marymount University
- Laurie Olsen, Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL) and Californians Together
- Megan Potente, Decoding Dyslexia CA
- Pamela Spycher, WestEd
- Becky Sullivan, Sacramento County Office of Education
- Kareem Weaver, Full and Complete Reading is a Universal Mandate (FULCRUM)
- Maryanne Wolf, University of California, Los Angeles
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