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Narrowing Down to Find Common Ground: Shared Agreements for Effective Literacy Instruction in California

Eduardo R. Muñoz-Muñoz, Ph.D., Claude Goldenberg, Ph.D., and Maryia Krivoruchko, MPP March 09, 2023
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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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