Evidence-based literacy instruction made easy.
We help educators and literacy specialists make confident instructional decisions by identifying students’ literacy needs and matching instruction to what students need most.
We help you make literacy decisions you can stand behind.
When you know what your students need and why, you can teach with greater clarity, communicate your plan with confidence, and adjust instruction when something is not working.
We help you answer the questions that matter most:
What is my literacy data showing me? What do my students need?
What instruction best matches my students' needs, and how will I know if it’s working?
How We Can Help
When you are looking to strengthen one core area of literacy instruction.
Delivering SMARTER Intervention
When students need explicit, systematic, literacy instruction to close reading and writing gaps.
When you have the data, but you are not totally sure what it means or what should come next.
Not Sure Where to Start?
Start by identifying the foundations of effective literacy instruction. These simple routines support the core components of literacy instruction and can be used across settings from whole-group instruction to intervention.
By starting with simple routines to support executive functioning, phonological awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and writing, you can begin to identify where students may need additional support.
Looking for Structured Literacy Support?
Many students who struggle to read or write need explicit, systematic literacy instruction. And we know exactly how difficult it can be to piece together effective intervention that meets the needs of all your students.
This is exactly why we created Delivering SMARTER Intervention, which offers comprehensive, research-aligned literacy support at the elementary and secondary levels.
Keep Growing with Confidence
The 5CCL Learning Lab provides ongoing professional development and ready-to-use literacy activities that help you respond to data, strengthen specific skills, and continue growing with clarity and confidence.
