National Center on Intensive Intervention Instructional Practice

This page is intended to help educators and other building-based personnel find tools and resources to support students with intensive needs, including students with disabilities and those who have not responded to validated intervention programs delivered with fidelity.

IES Intervention Reports

Summaries of research on specific curricula and instructional programs that have a track record of effectiveness.

Evidence-Based Reading Programs: Evidence for ESAA

A broad overview of instructional programs and curricula that research has shown to be effective.

The Reading League: Interactive State Map

Use the interactive state map to find descriptions of state-level policy adoption, guidance, and practices related to the science of reading. State policy may include legislation incorporating training or practices related to the science of reading or state education agency guidance regarding policy, professional development, curricula, instruction, or assessment.

Curriculum HQ: State Action Map

A summary of each states’ work in SOR and includes approved curricula and other tools. How does my state encourage the use of high-quality instructional materials? The CurriculumHQ map provides a snapshot of state action by highlighting publicly available answers to questions across four categories: Curriculum Resources, Adoption Guidance & Tools, Professional Learning, and Data.

Science-Based Reading Instruction Video

This short video introduces the science-based research behind how children learn to read, created by the Virginia Literacy Partnerships’ professional development team to support evidence-aligned instruction.

Structured Literacy Education Infographic

This is an overview of a structured literacy approach that can be used with other materials.

The Reading League Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines 2023

This rubric provides guidelines for evaluating instructional materials based on their alignment with the Science of Reading.