This session will introduce educational leaders, teachers, and coaches to two components of EL Education’s Foundational Skills curricula: the K-2 Reading Foundational Skills Block (2024 Edition) and Unlock Phonics for grades 3-5. Together we will explore how the Skills Block and Unlock Phonics provide students the necessary instruction and practice to make the critical transition from learning to read to reading to learn.
These curricula were designed in tandem to provide meaningful, research-backed practices to ensure all elementary students become joyful readers. Beginning with K-2, Skills Block provides explicit, systematic phonics instruction through grade-level whole-group instruction, teacher-directed small-group instruction, and differentiated independent practice. For students in Grades 3-5 who need additional instruction in foundational skills, Unlock Phonics provides a personalized option with EL Educator-taught video instruction, meaningful practice opportunities, and progress monitoring supported by the classroom teacher.
