Reading First Support
Sustainability is not just about operating a program beyond the original funding—it's about permanently shifting a school's culture and instructional leadership to incorporate evidence based literacy instruction into everything it does.
The following resources provide a conceptual framework on sustainability, tools for assessing readiness to sustain, and briefs on specific topics related to sustaining evidence based reading instruction.
Sustainability Overview
PDF (72K) | Word (136K)
Provides basic information on sustainability.
Sustainability Literature Review
PDF (124K) | Word (184K)
A downloadable review of the sustainability literature.
Annotated Bibliography about Sustainability
PDF (124K) | Word (180K)
A downloadable document containing abstracts of the studies in the literature review.
State Level Self Assessment Instrument
PDF (228K) | MS Word accessible version (304K)
A self assessment for state leaders of their capacity to sustain Reading First.
District Level Self Assessment Instrument
PDF (220K) | MS Word accessible version (264K)
A self assessment for district leaders of their capacity to sustain Reading First.
School Level Self Assessment Instrument
PDF (244K) | MS Word accessible version (284K)
A self assessment for principals of their capacity to sustain Reading First.
Classroom Level Self Assessment Instrument
PDF (216K) | MS Word accessible version (280K)
A self assessment for teachers and coaches of their capacity to sustain Reading First.
Culture Brief
PDF (25.4M) | PDF, low-resolution graphics (1.7M) | MS Word accessible version (184K)
A brief on the importance organizational culture in sustaining Reading First.
Leadership Brief
PDF (15.7M) | PDF, low-resolution graphics (1.2M) | MS Word accessible version (208K)
A brief on the role of leadership in sustaining Reading First.
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