Supporting Early Literacy with the SD83 ECE Team

On November 20, 2025, the SD83 Early Childhood Education team came together for an engaging professional learning session focused on Supporting Early Literacy. The session explored key components of effective reading instruction, including:

• Models of Reading and the Science of Reading;
• The Five Pillars of Reading Instruction: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension;
• District resources such as Heggerty and UFLI, along with decodable texts; and,
• Strategies for structured literacy, small group support, and playful ways to support literacy.