KAS for Reading and Writing

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Teachers at Lebanon Elementary Say They’ve Gone from Overwhelmed About Teaching Reading to Thriving

2026-03-19T15:06:27-04:00April 1st, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Lebanon Elementary School (LES) in Marion County, KY, is in its first year of implementing the Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) Listening and Learning Strand for grades K-3, emphasizing language comprehension through engaging, content-rich read-alouds. Teachers at LES are seeing increased student engagement and deeper connections between content and real-world [...]

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Developing Skilled Middle and High School Readers Webinar Series Session 6 Materials and Recording Available Now

2025-02-14T08:48:24-05:00February 14th, 2025|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: , |

Developing Skilled Middle and High School Readers Webinar Series Session 6 Materials and Recording Available Now As early literacy instruction in Kentucky continues to transform with structured literacy practices, Kentucky Reading Academies’ LETRS professional learning, and the Read to Succeed Act (SB 9, 2022), the Developing Skilled Middle and High [...]

  • Feedback Sought on Draft Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing

Feedback Sought on Draft Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing

2025-02-10T10:37:09-05:00February 10th, 2025|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: , |

Feedback Sought on Draft Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is seeking feedback on the draft Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Reading and Writing.  KRS 158.6453 calls for KDE to implement a process for reviewing all academic standards beginning with the [...]

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Developing Skilled Middle and High School Readers Webinar Series Session 5 Materials and Recording Available Now

2025-01-20T09:35:41-05:00January 20th, 2025|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: , |

Developing Skilled Middle and High School Readers Webinar Series Session 5 Materials and Recording Available Now As early literacy instruction in Kentucky continues to transform with structured literacy practices, Kentucky Reading Academies’ LETRS professional learning, and the Read to Succeed Act (SB 9, 2022), the Developing Skilled Middle and High [...]

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Developing Skilled Middle and High School Readers Webinar Series Session 4 Materials and Recording Available Now

2024-12-20T13:42:38-05:00December 20th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: , |

Developing Skilled Middle and High School Readers Webinar Series Session 4 Materials and Recording Available Now As early literacy instruction in Kentucky continues to transform with structured literacy practices, Kentucky Reading Academies’ LETRS professional learning, and the Read to Succeed Act (SB 9, 2022), the Developing Skilled Middle and High [...]

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Knox County First Grade Teacher Develops Love for Teaching Reading

2026-03-19T15:13:21-04:00December 10th, 2024|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

First grade teacher Presley Peyton Stuber at Flat Lick Elementary School in Knox County is in her fifth year of teaching. This year is her second year teaching first grade and first time teaching from a high-quality instructional resource (HQIR) for reading and writing. When asked to explain what she [...]

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Developing Skilled Middle and High School Readers Webinar Series Session 3 Materials and Recording Available Now

2024-12-18T12:51:51-05:00November 14th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: , |

Developing Skilled Middle and High School Readers Webinar Series Session 3 Materials and Recording Available Now As early literacy instruction in Kentucky continues to transform with structured literacy practices, Kentucky Reading Academies’ LETRS professional learning, and the Read to Succeed Act (SB 9, 2022), the Developing Skilled Middle and High [...]

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Call for Early Literacy and Numeracy Screening and Diagnostic Assessment Submissions 

2024-12-18T12:53:21-05:00November 1st, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: , , , |

Call for Early Literacy and Numeracy Screening and Diagnostic Assessment Submissions   The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has engaged in a comprehensive process to identify valid and reliable universal screeners and diagnostic assessments for reading and numeracy as required by KRS 158:305 and KRS 158.8402. New [...]

  • Feedback Sought on Kentucky Reading and Writing Standards

Feedback Sought on Kentucky Reading and Writing Standards 

2024-12-18T12:53:52-05:00November 1st, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: , |

Feedback Sought on Kentucky Reading and Writing Standards   The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is seeking feedback on the Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing.   KRS 158.6453 calls for KDE to implement a process for reviewing all academic standards and aligned assessments beginning with the [...]

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Kentucky Awarded the Federal Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant

2024-12-18T12:54:43-05:00October 28th, 2024|Categories: Standards Newsletter|Tags: , , |

Kentucky Awarded the Federal Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant On September 3, 2024, the United States Department of Education (USDE) awarded the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) a 5-year, $54,985,544.00, Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) grant to advance literacy skills, including pre-literacy skills, reading and writing, [...]

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