Literacy Roadmap
Guidance to help educators apply the ELA/ELD Framework, navigate resources and professional learning opportunities available to implement effective literacy instruction, and improve literacy outcomes for all students.Overview
The Literacy Roadmap is designed to help educators apply the English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework for California Public Schools (ELA/ELD Framework) to classroom instruction, navigate the resources and professional learning opportunities available to implement effective literacy instruction, and improve literacy outcomes for all students with a focus on equity. The purpose of the California Literacy Roadmap is to provide current and comprehensive, yet concise, guidance to help educators implement effective literacy instruction for all California students.
Literacy Content Blocks
Literacy Content Blocks are a central element of the California Literacy Roadmap. They are intended to guide literacy instruction based on local context and students’ identified assets and assessed needs. As of Spring 2025, Literacy Content Blocks are provided for English-medium classrooms in transitional kindergarten (TK) through grade five. The blocks reflect an intentional approach to literacy that promotes carefully sequenced initial instruction, appropriate practice and reinforcement, intervention as necessary, and meaningful application in ELA and other content areas.
Literacy Content Blocks for English-Medium Classrooms
- Introduction
- Transitional Kindergarten
- Kindergarten
- Grade One
- Grades Two and Three
- Grades Four and Five
- Grades Six through Eight (Coming soon)
- Grades Nine through Twelve (Coming soon)
Multilingual Literacy Guidance
The California Literacy Roadmap: Guidance for Teaching Literacy in Multilingual Settings is informed by research, practitioners, and subject matter experts. It serves as a companion resource for transitional kindergarten through grade twelve (TK–12) dual language educators, including bilingual general and special education teachers, paraprofessionals, literacy coaches, and dual language education program leaders, to support the planning and delivery of effective biliteracy instruction and improve literacy outcomes for all students. This guidance is offered in parallel to literacy guidance available for English-medium classrooms, adding both vivid distinction and subtle yet critical nuance to biliteracy instruction in multilingual programs.
Multilingual Literacy Guidance for Grades TK through Grade 12
- Skills Progressions: Oral Language and Academic Discourse
- Skills Progressions: Foundational Literacy Skills
- Skills Progressions: Reading
- Skills Progressions: Writing
- Appendix A: Guiding Questions
- Study Guides (Coming soon)
- Illustrative Multilingual Literacy Scenarios (Coming soon)
- References (Coming soon)
- Acknowledgments (Coming soon)