Heartland AEA Literacy Newsletter

Heartland AEA offers a variety of services in the area of reading and literacy. Consultants provide the following:

• School- and district-wide professional learning
• Assistance with curriculum development
• Support for selecting materials
• Models of best instructional approaches
• Ongoing consultation in reading, writing, speaking and listening for K-12 students

We welcome you back to the school year and understand the work going into instruction at this time. We're here to be a source of support for teachers and school districts as we all work towards improving student achievement.

Fastbridge Learning has organized all its resources and recommendations for remote administration of all its measures in a new module on the Training and Resources tab on the Fastbridge main page. Click on Training and Resources. Scroll to the bottom of the page under Getting Started. Click on Remote Administration. You will find articles, videos, family letters, and specific information on different measures that will assist you in conducting remote assessment for screening and progress monitoring. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact your literacy consultant or Wendy Robinson.

The University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI) has developed a site to assist teachers as they explore new ways to teach foundational reading skills using technology. This site has tools for reading instruction and intervention with children in the elementary grades. It is an excellent resource for teachers and we highly encourage you to check out all the possibilities it has for virtual teaching.

Below is an overview video around their approach to virtual teaching.

Click here for an overview of the resources below.