Instructional Guides
Understanding and Teaching Students with Dyslexic Characteristics
IES Tip Sheet
A tip sheet on what educators need to know about dyslexia and how they can support literacy for students with dyslexia characteristics.
Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade
IES Practice Guide
This practice guide provides four recommendations for teaching foundational reading skills to students in kindergarten through 3rd grade.
Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9
IES Practice Guide
This practice guide provides four evidence-based recommendations that teachers can use to deliver reading interventions to meet the needs of their students.
Teaching Elementary School Students to Be Effective Writers
IES Practice Guide
This practice guide provides four recommendations for improving elementary students’ writing.
Instructional Applications and Resources
Handwriting Hub
The Handwriting Hub provides evidence-based materials for teaching and assessing student handwriting in both print and cursive. These materials include apps, videos, worksheets, and eLearning modules.
Morpheme Lab
On the Morpheme Lab, teachers can find resources, including an eLearning module, an app, blog posts, observation forms, and handouts, to help them implement effective morphology instruction.
Spark Early Literacy Hub
Resources and activities caregivers can use to "spark" their children's early literacy skills. These resources include an eLearning module, the IRRC Letter-Sound Cards, the Letter-Sound Spark application, and the "10 Activities to Spark Early Literacy" booklet.
Blog Posts
Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Dyslexia and Writing: How Can Caregivers Help?
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Help overcome the writing frustrations of children with dyslexia by using a handful of approaches and incorporating assistive technology.
Does Spelling Practice Improve Reading for Students With Dyslexia?
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Allocating more opportunities to read words with feedback may be more efficient than spelling practice to support multisyllabic word reading for upper-elementary students with dyslexia.
Handwriting: Beneficial to Reading and Often Misunderstood
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Handwriting can support early reading skills. This post explains why and describes several techniques teachers can use to help their students acquire handwriting.
Why the 13 Disability Categories Matter When Planning Reading Interventions
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Gain a better understanding of the needs students with different disabilities have and the evidence-based literacy interventions that can help.
Five Common Questions about Teaching Students with Disabilities: Debunking the Perception of "Not my Student"
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Students with disabilities are the students of all teachers. We look at five common questions about teaching students with disabilities.