Tools, guidance documents, and professional learning materials to align with California’s Comprehensive Approach to Literacy and Biliteracy and strengthen coherence across initiatives, support diverse learners, and promote high-quality, evidence-based literacy instruction for all students.
Systems of Support and Inclusive Design
- Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
- Orange County Department of Education - CA MTSS
- Definition of MTSS
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guidelines
- Draft State Literacy Plan (DOCX) (Final draft of the State Literacy Plan will be released in the summer of 2025)
Standards, Frameworks, and Policy
- Standards
- Frameworks
- Policy
Assessment Guidance and Tools
- Screening for Risk of Reading Difficulties
- Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments
- Observation Protocol for Teachers of English Learners (OPTEL)
Learning and Instruction
- Guides
- Webinars
- P-3 Progressions
- Preschool through Third Grade (P-3) Alignment
- Preschool / Transitional Kindergarten Toolkit for English Learner Roadmap Implementation
- Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 1
- Universal PreKindergarten (UPK) Curriculum Checklist
- SB 210 Language Development Milestones
- Joyful Reading and Creative Expression with Young Children Planning Guide (PDF)
- Joyful Reading and Writing with Young Children Resource Collection
- Preschool to Postsecondary
- English Learner (EL)/Multilingual Learner Student Guidance
- Special Education
Questions:
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Last Reviewed: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
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