Literacy Education Resources

The resources on this page are intended to serve as suggested starting points for continued learning about the knowledge, practices, and professional competencies addressed within each literacy domain. They include research, professional guidance, instructional resources, and opportunities for further exploration that may support educator preparation programs as they examine and strengthen their literacy coursework and clinical experiences.

These resources are provided for informational and professional learning purposes. Inclusion on this page does not constitute an endorsement by the Oklahoma Office of Educational Quality and Accountability (OEQA) of a particular organization, product, program, assessment, or instructional approach. EPP faculty and leaders are encouraged to critically evaluate each resource, consider its alignment with current research and Oklahoma requirements, and determine its appropriateness for their program and candidates. External websites and materials may change over time; users should consult the original host organization for the most current information.

Resource types are identified to help users distinguish research and evidence reviews from professional guidance, instructional examples, assessments, and other materials. Resources may appear in more than one domain when they support multiple areas of literacy knowledge and practice.

TeachSOR: Resources for Preparing Novice Teachers in the Science of Reading  |  Open-access resource collection

Faculty-oriented collection of research syntheses, articles, websites, and planning materials for literacy teacher preparation.

IES: Evidence-Based Literacy Resources by Role  |  Research and practice guides

Role-based guides connect educators and leaders with resources for instruction, assessment, intervention, and implementation.

The Reading League: Resources  |  Professional learning collection

Articles, webinars, reports, and tools related to evidence-aligned literacy instruction.

Oklahoma Literacy Research Resources  |  Oklahoma resource collection

State-collected resources across oral language, foundational skills, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, writing, assessment, and professional organizations.

NAEP: Reading Assessment  |  National assessment and data

Information about the NAEP reading assessment and national, state, and student-group performance results.

International Literacy Association: Teacher Preparation  |  Professional organization resource page

Resources related to preparing literacy professionals and strengthening literacy teacher preparation.

IES: What Works Clearinghouse Practice Guides  |  Evidence-based practice guides

Searchable collection of practice guides that synthesize research and provide recommendations for educators and school leaders.

IES: Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding, K–3  |  Evidence-based practice guide

Recommendations include developing awareness of speech sounds and their links to letters, decoding, word analysis, and connected-text reading.

UFLI: Phonemic Awareness  |  UF Literacy Institute

Activities and materials for developing phonemic awareness.

ASHA: Speech Sound Disorders—Articulation and Phonology  |  Professional guidance

Background on speech sound development and disorders, useful when considering phonological development and collaboration with speech-language professionals.

Florida Center for Reading Research: Student Center Activities  |  Instructional activity collection

Downloadable literacy activities organized by grade and foundational reading skill, including phonological awareness.

Oklahoma Literacy Research Resources: Phonological and Phonemic Awareness  |  Oklahoma resource collection

Oklahoma's links related to explicit phonological awareness instruction, phonemic segmentation, and related topics.

IES: Preparing Young Children for School  |  Evidence-based practice guide

Recommendations include building young children's knowledge of letters and sounds, vocabulary, language, and learning through shared book reading.

IES: Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding, K–3  |  Evidence-based practice guide

Addresses sound-letter relationships, decoding, word analysis, spelling, and daily reading of connected text.

UFLI: Decoding and Encoding Instructional Activities  |  Instructional resource collection

Activities, word lists, and virtual tools for applying phoneme-grapheme knowledge to reading and spelling.

Reading Rockets: Phonics  |  Professional learning resource

Introduces phonics instruction and how students use letter-sound relationships to read words.

Reading Rockets: Spelling in Practice  |  Instructional guidance

Explores spelling instruction and its relationship to word recognition and orthographic knowledge.

95 Percent Group: Effective Decoding and Encoding Instruction  |  Professional learning material

Module addressing word recognition development, explicit and systematic phonics, and phonics and spelling lesson routines. Included as an available provider resource, not an OEQA endorsement.

The Reading League: Resources and Decodable Text Sources  |  Professional resource collection

The resource collection includes decodable text sources and materials related to evidence-aligned word recognition instruction.

IES: Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9  |  Evidence-based practice guide

Includes recommendations for building decoding skills, including reading complex multisyllabic words.

IES: Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners  |  Evidence-based practice guide

Recommendations address intensive academic vocabulary instruction and integrating oral and written language development into content teaching.

IES: Preparing Young Children for School  |  Evidence-based practice guide

Includes recommendations for intentionally building young children's vocabulary and language through instruction and shared book reading.

Reading Rockets: Oral Language  |  Professional learning resource

Explains the role of listening and speaking in literacy development and provides related instructional resources.

National Center on Improving Literacy: Explicit Vocabulary Instruction  |  Research-to-practice brief

Describes explicit vocabulary instruction and ways to support equitable access to word knowledge.

ASHA: Spoken Language Disorders  |  Professional guidance

Explains spoken-language development and disorders, including multilingual considerations and distinguishing language difference from disorder.

Iowa Reading Research Center: POSSUM Approach  |  Research-to-practice resource

Describes an approach to explicit vocabulary instruction and word learning.

Oklahoma Literacy Research Resources: Oral Language and Vocabulary  |  Oklahoma resource collection

Oklahoma's links related to oral language, vocabulary, and other components of literacy instruction.

IES: Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding, K–3  |  Evidence-based practice guide

Includes daily connected-text reading to support accuracy, fluency, and comprehension.

IES: Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9  |  Evidence-based practice guide

Recommends purposeful fluency-building activities as part of reading intervention for older students.

National Center on Improving Literacy: Fluency  |  Research-to-practice resource

Information about reading fluency and its role in literacy development.

Reading Rockets: Fluency  |  Professional learning resource

Explains the components of reading fluency and considerations for instruction and assessment.

DIBELS 8th Edition: Materials  |  Assessment resource

Provides DIBELS 8th Edition materials and technical resources. Review technical documentation and applicable state requirements before selecting or using an assessment.

Oklahoma Literacy Research Resources: Fluency  |  Oklahoma resource collection

Oklahoma's links to fluency research and instructional resources.

IES: Improving Reading Comprehension in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade  |  Evidence-based practice guide

Recommendations address comprehension strategy instruction, text structures, discussion, text selection, and engaging learning contexts.

IES: Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9  |  Evidence-based practice guide

Addresses comprehension-building practices, including building world and word knowledge, questioning, summarizing, and monitoring understanding.

The Reading League: Resources  |  Professional resource collection

Includes materials on the Reading Comprehension Blueprint and related comprehension topics.

Knowledge Matters Campaign  |  Research and practice resource

Explores the role of background knowledge and knowledge-building curriculum in reading comprehension.

Shanahan on Literacy: Why We Need to Teach Sentence Comprehension  |  Professional learning article

Discusses sentence-level comprehension and the role of syntax in understanding written text.

Oklahoma Literacy Research Resources: Comprehension  |  Oklahoma resource collection

Oklahoma's links to comprehension practice guides and instructional resources.

IES: Teaching Elementary School Students to Be Effective Writers  |  Evidence-based practice guide

Recommendations address the writing process, handwriting and spelling fluency, and building a community of writers.

IES: Teaching Secondary Students to Write Effectively  |  Evidence-based practice guide

Evidence-based recommendations for teaching writing strategies through a model-practice-reflect cycle.

IES: Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners  |  Evidence-based practice guide

Includes recommendations for structured opportunities to develop written language and integrate language instruction into content teaching.

Carnegie Corporation: Writing to Read—Evidence for How Writing Can Improve Reading  |  Research synthesis

Summarizes evidence about how writing supports reading development and comprehension.

Iowa Reading Research Center: Literacy LIFTER  |  Instructional resource

Provides resources and strategies related to handwriting and written literacy skills.

Keys to Literacy: Writing  |  Professional learning resource

Articles and instructional resources addressing writing development and writing instruction.

Oklahoma Literacy Research Resources: Writing  |  Oklahoma resource collection

Oklahoma's links to writing practice guides, handwriting resources, and reading-writing connections.

Oklahoma Strong Readers Act: Guidance and Resources  |  Oklahoma policy and implementation guidance

Current Oklahoma Strong Readers Act information, implementation guidance, administrative rules, and related literacy resources.

Oklahoma Strong Readers: Assessment  |  Oklahoma assessment guidance

Explains universal screening, diagnostic assessment, and progress monitoring and identifies state-approved screening assessments.

Oklahoma Dyslexia and Dysgraphia Handbook  |  Oklahoma professional guidance

State guidance on dyslexia and dysgraphia, including screening, assessment, intervention, and support within MTSS.

Center on Multi-Tiered System of Supports  |  Research and practice resource

Resources on developing, implementing, and evaluating multi-tiered systems of support.

National Center on Intensive Intervention: Academic Progress Monitoring  |  Assessment and implementation resource

Tools and guidance for selecting and using academic progress-monitoring measures.

IES: Assisting Students Struggling with Reading—Response to Intervention  |  Evidence-based practice guide

Recommendations address screening, differentiated instruction, intensive small-group instruction, and monitoring student progress.

IES: Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9  |  Evidence-based practice guide

Intervention recommendations for older students who need support in decoding, fluency, and comprehension.

Oklahoma OSDE: Reading Differences—Addressing Dyslexia and Beyond  |  Oklahoma professional guidance

Connects educators with Oklahoma guidance and support for students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia.

The Reading League: Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines  |  Curriculum review tool

Criteria for examining alignment with research on word recognition, language comprehension, reading comprehension, writing, and assessment.

The Reading League: Curriculum Navigation Reports  |  Curriculum review resource

Curriculum reviews identify strengths and potential concerns using The Reading League's evaluation framework.

EdReports: Instructional Materials Reviews  |  Independent materials review

Reviews of instructional materials, including ELA programs, using published review criteria. Consider alongside other evidence.

IES: What Works Clearinghouse  |  Evidence review database

Search for evidence reviews of programs, practices, and interventions, including literacy-related resources.

Knowledge Matters Campaign: Curriculum Resources  |  Curriculum and knowledge-building resource

Resources and examples related to knowledge-building curriculum and reading comprehension.

Oklahoma Literacy Research Resources  |  Oklahoma resource collection

Links to literacy research, professional organizations, instructional resources, and evidence databases that may inform materials review.

95 Percent Group  |  Provider resource hub

Offers professional learning and instructional resources related to foundational skills. Included as an example of an available provider resource, not an OEQA endorsement.