Florida’s PreK-5 Literacy Instruction Practice Profile

Florida’s PreK-5 Literacy Instruction Practice Profile

by | Mar 11, 2026

The Florida Department of Education’s Literacy Instruction Practice Profile for Grades PreK-5 clearly defines evidencebased instructional practices of core reading instruction in a way that is teachable, learnable, doable and assessable in practice. The practice profiles feature five core components: explicit instruction, systematic instruction, scaffolded instruction, corrective feedback and differentiated instruction. The goals of the Grades PreK-5 Literacy Instruction Practice Profile is to increase the understanding of evidence-based practices in delivering literacy instruction. The practice profile is grounded in research, aligned to Florida’s Formula for Success, and corresponds to Florida’s Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking Standards (K-12) and the Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards for Language and Literacy (PreK).

Florida’s PreK-5 Literacy Instruction Practice Profile

Build Resiliency

by | May 30, 2024

Florida Department of Education recently launched a comprehensive new online resource — “Resiliency Florida”. This first-in-the-nation approach provides downloadable resources for parents, educators and youth-serving organizations, all focused on empowering students to persevere and overcome life’s inevitable challenges.

This platform is a testament to what we can achieve together — empowering communities to thrive despite challenges.

 

The Academy – FCRR

The Academy – FCRR

by | May 30, 2024

Need help using the evidence-based resources available at FCRR.org? Join us in The Academy! Over the last 20 years, FCRR and our friends and colleagues all over the world have worked hard to develop evidence-based tools and resources for you. Most of them are free. Now it’s time to use them! Here you will find free lessons and courses to get you going on the right track. Each features evidence-based resources and tools. Some were developed by FCRR. Others were developed by our friends and colleagues. We just want you to use them! We provide links and information to direct you to the original source of the material. That way, you can find even more free resources that have been developed just for you! We will continue to develop more lessons and courses, so please come back and visit us often. Together, we will make sure that all children are reading and succeeding in school!

Here you will find free lessons and courses to get you going on the right track. Each features evidence-based resources and tools. Some were developed by FCRR. Others were developed by our friends and colleagues. We just want you to use them! We provide links and information to direct you to the original source of the material. That way, you can find even more free resources that have been developed just for you! We will continue to develop more lessons and courses, so please come back and visit us often. Together, we will make sure that all children are reading and succeeding in school!

Training for Promising Literacy Practices in K-5 Out-of-School-Time Programs

Training for Promising Literacy Practices in K-5 Out-of-School-Time Programs

by | Jan 24, 2024

Florida Grade-Level Reading Campaign (FGLRC), an initiative of Florida Alliance of Children’s Council & Trusts (FACCT), offers an engaging in person training based on FGLRC’s ‘Promising Literacy Practices in K-5 OST Programs’, a document designed for K-5 OST staff and directors. 

Training participants will be guided through 21 literacy practices aligned to the 7 categories of the Florida Standards for Quality Afterschool Programs. They will partake in small group discussion and activities that support these literacy practices, and will be familiarized with supporting literacy research documents and resources.

BookSmart

BookSmart

by | Oct 2, 2023

BookSmart is a free digital library for children 3-12 years old. It showcases digital books in various languages, including English and Spanish. BookSmart can be viewed as a website or downloaded as an app on any electronic device that uses iOS or Android software. It can be used:

To enhance in and out of school time reading.
To help parents engage in conversations around books.
To provide book access and programming for out of school clubs and libraries.

Be sure to use 4-character library code FACC to access our Florida library.