Project Abstracts Alaska Northwest Artic Borough School District PR/Award # S215G160191 This project has five goals: 1) to provide relevant “take home” books to students three years old to twelfth grade three times per year, 2) to provide literacy-related professional development, 3) to provide technology integration and support for literacy activities, 4) to procure feedback […]
Project Abstracts Delaware: University of Delaware PR/Award # S215G150117 This project will increase student reading comprehension in grades 1-5 by providing teachers with a feasible, challenging daily curriculum centered on repeated reading and the professional development support to implement it with fidelity. In addition, student comprehension will be enhanced through opportunities for wide reading outside […]
Project Abstracts Arkansas: West Memphis School District PR/Award # S215G140044 The West Memphis School District’s IAL Common thREAD initiative targets four high needs schools serving 2,399 Pre-K-12 students for participation in the Innovative Approaches to Literacy grant including: Wonder Elementary, Wonder and East Junior High Schools, and The Academies of West Memphis (formerly West Memphis […]
Project Abstracts Texas: Poteet Independent School District PR/Award # S215G130159 Poteet Independent School District (located in Poteet, Texas) has developed an Innovative Approaches to Literacy grant that is designed to increase access to a wide range of literacy resources (both print and electronic) that prepare young children to read and provide learning opportunities to all […]
Project Abstracts Alabama: Lowndes County Public Schools PR/Award # S215G120161 This collaboration is between two school districts, Lowndes County Schools and Perry County Schools, located in the Black Belt region of central Alabama. There will be a total of eleven schools served, seven schools in Lowndes County Public Schools and 4 schools in Perry County […]
What’s New The U.S. Department of Education published a Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) in the Federal Register on March 14, 2023 for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) Program competition, Assistance Listing Number 84.215G. The FY 2023 IAL discretionary grant competition is now closed. We are pleased to announce that we […]
The Safe and Supportive Schools Technical Assistance Center (SSSTA), supported by the Office of Safe and Healthy Students in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, announces its next Implementation Webinar Series event, “Implementing New Programs—The Impact of Current Practice.” It will be offered twice to accommodate schedules: Session 1: Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 4:00 […]
unveiled a revitalized Stop Bullying website – www.stopbullying.gov – on March 30, 2012 to encourage children, parents, educators, and communities to take action to stop and prevent bullying. The website provides a map with detailed information on state laws and policies, interactive webisodes and videos for young people, practical strategies for schools and communities to […]
Four Nationally Board Certified Teachers discuss the challenges and rewards of teaching in rural America.
