States and districts across the country are making literacy a top priority. They are passing new laws, creating literacy plans, and investing public funds to support teacher and school leader learning. Even so, turning these commitments into better classroom instruction and stronger student results is a challenge.
AIR guides leaders of education systems as they move from policy to practice so they can make lasting improvements in literacy teaching and learning.
AIR’s literacy experts work closely with states and districts to:
- Implement evidence-based literacy at scale. AIR supports the effective rollout of literacy plans by aligning instruction, professional learning, assessments, and interventions with the science of reading.
- Build strong and connected systems. Through coaching and technical assistance, AIR helps leaders use high-quality instructional materials, strengthen multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS), and use data to improve instruction over time.
- Reduce ongoing literacy gaps. AIR brings deep experience in designing literacy approaches that support all students, including young learners, multilingual learners, and students with disabilities.
- Use evidence to guide decisions and show results. AIR clearly shares research and evaluation findings with policymakers and community members to help them understand what works and solve implementation challenges.
By combining research, implementation support, and evaluation, AIR helps states and districts improve literacy outcomes and build strong systems that last.
