CLSD Resources and Professional Learning

Standards and Development

• Colorado Early Learning & Development Guidelines in English

• Colorado Early Learning & Development Guidelines in Spanish

• Reading, Writing, and Communicating Standards P-2

• Reading, Writing, and Communicating Standards 3-5

• Reading, Writing, and Communicating Standards 6-8

• Reading, Writing, and Communicating Standards HS

Dyslexia and Reading Disabilities 

• Colorado Dyslexia Resources

• CDE Dyslexia Handbook

• Self-Paced Courses from CDE Early Childhood Special Education Team

• Assessing, Preventing and Overcoming Reading Difficulties

• Equipped for Reading Success Book Study

• Colorado READ Act Home

• Science of Reading Literacy Series

• Building a Strong Foundation for Lifelong Literacy Success 

• Teacher Training Facilitator Guide

• READ Act Principal/Administrator Training

• Selecting Professional Development

• State Literacy Plan

• Lit Review for Evidence-Based Literacy Practices 

• K-3 Approved Assessments and Advisory Lists

• Instructional Program Rubric for Grades 4-12

General Resource

• Understanding the ESSA Levels of Evidence (Video) 

Birth-Kindergarten Entry 

• Preparing Young Children for School

Kinder-5th Grade

• Assisting Students Struggling with Reading: Response to Intervention (RtI) and Multi-Tier Intervention in the Primary Grades

• Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades

• Teaching Elementary School Students to Be Effective Writers

• Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade 

• Improving Reading Comprehension in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade

• Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School

• Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9

​6th-12th Grade

• Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices

• Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades

• Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School

• Teaching Secondary Students to Write Effectively

• Using Technology to Support Postsecondary Student Learning

• National Center on Improving Literacy - School & District Page (New direct link coming soon)

• National Center on Improving Literacy - Toolkits for Implementing Evidence-based Practices  (New direct link coming soon)

• Colorado Reading League Webpage

• K-12 Literacy Leader Walkthrough Tools from Florida Center for Reading Research

• Equity & SEL Centered Instructional Practices Practice Guide 

• CDE Library of Professional Development Offerings

• CDE MTSS Trainings

• English Language Development PD

• NIRN Active Implementation Resource Hub 

• IES Tools for Meeting ESSA Requirements

• Active Implementation Hub

• English Learners and Dyslexia

Birth to Kindergarten Entry

• LENA (Language Environment Analysis)

• Babble. Talk. Read.

Kinder-5th grade

• Free Structured Literacy Courses through Cox Campus

6th-12th grade

• 10 Key Reading Practices for all Middle and High School

• Adolescent Literacy Resources: Linking Research and Practice

• Adolescent Literacy Resource Menu: A Guide for Instructional Leaders