Summary of Reading First Sustainability Resources

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Reading First Sustainability Project Website / RF Staff at all levels / Background & Tools for sustainability planning / Website / Now /
(Click on: Sustaining Reading First)
NCRFTA Sustainability Module / RF Staff at all Levels / Background on sustainability & readiness to sustain / PPT & Tools / In DOE Review / Will be posted to Reading First Support website when approved by Dept. of Educ.
PowerPoint / PPT / Summer ‘08
Sustainability Readiness Scales (Implementation, Systems Support) / Self-Assessment / Summer ‘08
Other Handouts / Doc / Summer ‘08
State Implementation of Scaling-up Evidence-based Practices (SISEP) website / State leaders / Critical content & foundation to establish technology: Large-scale, sustainable, high-fidelity implementn of effective ed practices / Website / Now (to be developed further over next three years) /
National Implementation Research Network (NIRN) website / Initiative leaders in education / Background & information about the science of implementation / Website / Now / and

Reading First Sustainability Project Self-Assessments:(4 Levels) - / All / Basic information on sustainability. / PDF & Word / Now /
State / State Leaders / Determining capacity to sustain RF / PDF & Word / Now /
District / District Leaders / Determining capacity to sustain RF / PDF & Word / Now /
School / Principals / Determining capacity to sustain RF / PDF & Word / Now /
Classroom / Teachers & Coaches / Determining capacity to sustain RF / PDF & Word / Now /
Topical Brief - Leadership / All / Role of leadership in sustaining RF / PDF & Word / Now /
Topical Brief – Culture / All / Importance of organizational culture in sustaining RF / PDF & Word / Now /
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Literature Review / All / Literature / PDF & Word / Now /
Annotated Bibliography / All / Abstracts: Studies in Literature Review / PDF & Word / Now /

Resources under Development

Topical Briefs / PDF/Word / Fall, ‘08 / To be posted on RF support website
Implementation / All / Importance of these topics in sustaining Reading First implementations
District Support / All
Program Alignment / All

2008 State Resources

/ PDF/Word / Fall, ‘08 / To be posted on RF support website
State Literacy Plan Features Supporting Sustainability / State RF leaders / The state resources are brief documents describing strategies for states to use in strengthening the context within which districts and schools implement reading initiatives, such as Reading First. Each resource includes examples from specific states.
Working with State Policy & Legislation on Reading / State RF leaders
State Literacy Leadership in Action / State RF leaders
Working with Colleges/Universities to Align Pre-Service Preparation / State RF leaders
Ensuring State Content Standards Reflect “Five Big Ideas” of Reading / State RF leaders
Statewide PD Supporting Effective Reading Instruction / State RF leaders
State Data Infrastructures Supporting Effective Reading Instruction / State RF leaders
Communicating Success Increasing Support for Evidence-Based Reading Programs / State RF leaders

Local Resources

/ PDF/Word / Fall, ‘08 / To be posted on RF support website
(Topics not yet determined) / Dist./school leaders / District and school-level strategies for sustaining initiatives

Revised 3-31-08 (Stan Paine: )

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