Welcome to the Resources section. Here you can access a wealth of information about Cornerstone Literacy's instructional framework and implementation strategies, along with the latest research on literacy instruction, school renewal, and more.

Environment

This resource is provided to help teachers as they work to establish or strengthen a positive and rigorous literacy-learning environment.

The First Lessons

This unit of study focuses on developing a community of readers and fostering positive routines and behaviors during reading workshop. 

The Foundation: Breaking the Code

Research-based instructional strategies that have a positive impact on reading achievement. These strategies build knowledge and literacy skills around the six cueing systems: grapho-phonic, lexical, syntactic,semantic, schematic, and pragmatic.

Adaptive Experts: Units of Study

These standards-based units of study are very effective because the teachers who planned them began with the end student product in mind and worked backwards.

Implementation Strategies

These research-based instructional techniques can be used to help teachers and schools examine their beliefs about classroom practices and develop a roadmap for change.

Learning Modules

Our learning modules are intended for districts, schools, coaches, teachers, and professional learning communities interested in creating opportunities to spread and deepen literacy learning.

Publications

News and resources on literacy instruction, lesson ideas, and professional development

Recommended Reading

A list of books on strategy instruction and literacy learning from CL Program Director Rebecca McKay.

Videos

A collection of videos discussing CL practice and impact from voices in the field.