Practical guidance for California school districts that are looking to improve their literacy instructional materials in their TK–5 program

No matter where your district is in its instructional materials journey, UnboundEd’s guide, created in partnership with CORE Learning, EdReports, and English Learners Success Forum (ELSF), offers an entry point to improving literacy instruction. Whether you’re adopting new instructional materials, looking to improve your existing program implementation, or simply collecting information, the guide is designed to support your investigation into whether your literacy materials meet your students’ needs.

The following advisors have signed on to demonstrate their support for this guide:

• Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan, University of Houston
• Dr. Brandy Tenille Gatlin-Nash, University of California, Irvine
• Dr. Claude Goldenberg, Stanford University, Emeritus*
• Maya Valencia Goodall, CORE Learning
• Martha Hernandez, Californians Together*
• Chris Ann Horsley, Bonita Unified School District
• Dr. Magaly Lavadenz, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL) – Loyola Marymount University*
• Dr. Martha I. Martinez, Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL)*
• Dr. Gisela O’Brien, Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL) – Loyola Marymount University*
• Dr. Laurie Olsen, Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL) and Californians Together*
• Dr. Eduardo R. Muñoz-Muñoz, San Jose State University
• Becky Sullivan, Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE)
• Kareem Weaver, Full and Complete Reading is a Universal Mandate (FULCRUM)*
• Dr. Dale Webster, CORE Learning
• Dr. Maryanne Wolf, University of California, Los Angeles

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We encourage you to read additional considerations for implementing this guide from the advisors noted with an asterisk.