The Reading League Launches Groundbreaking Curriculum Navigation Reports: How Well Do Widely Used Curricula Align With the Science of Reading?

April 9, 2024

SYRACUSE, NY, April 9, 2024 – The Reading League (TRL), a nonprofit organization leading the advancement of evidence-aligned reading instruction, is proud to launch its Curriculum Navigation Reports. This long-awaited resource will guide educators and decision makers in reviewing and selecting curricula’s alignment with the scientific evidence base.

TRL’s Curriculum Navigation Reports are summaries of intensive curriculum examinations on the most widely used curricula in the U.S. These summary reports are unlike existing curriculum reviews:

  1. They are based on The Reading League’s Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines (CEGs), which are derived directly from scientific research
  2. They highlight any non-aligned practices as “red flag” practices that may hinder student progress

Educators have lacked a reliable resource to help discern the full scope of evidence-aligned practices in curricula.

Dr. Maria Murray, President and CEO of The Reading League, emphasized the significance of this ambitious project, stating, “For too long, educators have lacked a reliable resource to help them discern the full scope of evidence-aligned practices in reading curricula. This resource will remedy this long-standing absence.”

The first group of Curriculum Navigation Reports will be published on May 1, 2024. They will be accessible on The Reading League Compass, a national repository of reliable guidance and resources related to evidence-aligned reading instruction.

The Curriculum Navigation Reports:

  • empower educators, schools, districts, and state education agencies to prioritize evidence-aligned practices when making decisions about instructional materials
  • serve as a template for educators and school leaders using these curricula to understand where additional support may be required to strengthen reading instruction
  • reflect The Reading League’s unwavering commitment to advancing practices rooted in the scientific evidence-base
  • are the product of years of dedicated research, interrater reliability studies, and collaboration with educational, literacy, and curriculum experts

The Reading League will host a free virtual ribbon-cutting launch for the release of the Curriculum Navigation Reports on May 1, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST. The webinar will feature some of the nation’s top educational leaders as ribbon-cutters until 12:30 p.m., followed by an optional comprehensive tour of the reports until 1:00 p.m.

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