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Rhode Island Reads: 2024 Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant

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RIDE recently received a $40 million federal grant to improve literacy outcomes for RI students, birth through grade twelve. The grant will focus on developing literacy coaching structures, partnerships with Educator Preparation Programs and Reimagining systems for Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS).  

Rhode Island Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and Community Based Organizations (CBOs) are encouraged to review the goals of the grant and the scope of work overview. The grant is divided into three divisions: Birth-PK, Elementary (K-5), and Secondary (6-12).

 

 

 

RI READS CLSD 

Subgrantee Resources

RI Reads Primary Calendar    
RI Reads Coaches Calendar
RI Reads EPP Calendar

*Please utilize the drop-down menus below for additional resources

 

 

RI Reads Primary Calendar

RI Fiscal Report for reimbursement

Please submit all fiscal reports to Miriam Alvarado (miriam.alvarado@ride.ri.gov), 

 

K-2 Screener Guidance (note: this guidance applies only to RI Reads Elementary awardees) 

2025-2026 Testing windows:

  • BOY 9/1/25-10/17/25
  • MOY 1/5/26-2/14/26
  • EOY 5/4/26-6/12/26

Overview of RIDE approved screeners for the RI Reads Grant

Guidance for assessments selected by RI Reads Elementary Schools:

iReady

mCLASS DIBELS 8

STAR

Educator Preparation Provider Partnership Webinar, Recording 6.27.2025

Educator Preparation Provider  Partnership FAQ, updated 6.27.2025

RI Reads EPP Calendar

EPP Scope of Work 

Outline EPP/school partnerships

Faculty Partnership expectations

Log-in to Canvas (DFI and discussion forum)

RI Reads Goals

Rhode Island Reads Coaching Corp

  1. Every subgrantee will work with a state-endorsed coach to improve the quality of literacy instruction.

Educator Preparation Provider Partnerships 

  1. Every subgrantee will develop a cooperative agreement with an Educator Preparation Provider to implement high quality literacy instruction with preservice and practicing educators with the goal of aligning a vision for literacy instruction from Birth-PK12.
  2. By 2028, Educator Preparation Providers (teachers and leaders) will prepare all graduates to demonstrate proficiency in HQCM Competencies.

Reimagining Systems: Coherent and Aligned Instruction across Tiers 

  1. Every subgrantee will reimagine systems to deliver coherent and aligned instruction across tiers I, II, and III for all students

 

Please reach out to clsd@ride.ri.gov with any questions, or requests for additional information.