The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Office of Teaching and Learning has revised several key resources that support adoption and implementation of an HQIR for reading and writing to align with the new KAS. These resources include:
- Reading and Writing Instructional Resources Consumer Guide
- Reading and Writing Unit Internalization Protocol
- Reading and Writing Lesson Internalization Protocol
- K-12 Comprehension in Reading and Writing Instructional Practice Guide
- K-3 Foundational Skills Instructional Practice Guide
Changes support usability while also addressing focuses such as the bundling of standards, establishing the role of texts in instruction and building background knowledge to support comprehension. All revised resources now have “Revised May 2026” as a footnote to indicate the current version is being used.
