The Ready to Learn Literacy Framework, Version 2.0
Based on the National Reading Panel Recommendations

Program key:  BTLBetween the Lions | NECNew Electric Company | MSMartha Speaks |
SS Sesame Street | SW Super WHY! | UMUniversity of Michigan | WWWord World

Notes:  Capital letters denote primary focus areas and lower case denote secondary focus areas. 
UM represents a curriculum being developed for the initiative by the University of Michigan, according to PBS.
Source: PBS. Color coded by Current.

Emerging Reader Skills – Helping Your Child Learn to ReadPreschool through Grade 3

The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children How to ReadKindergarten through Grade 3

Spoken Language Comprehension

Letter knowledge

Phonological Awareness

Print Awareness

Phonemic Awareness Instruction

Phonics Instruction

Fluency Instruction

Vocabulary Instruction

Text Comprehension Instruction

The language used in talking and listening; in contrast to written language, which is the language used in writing and reading

Knowing the names and shapes of the letters of the alphabet

The understanding that spoken language is made up of individual and separate sounds

Knowing about print and books and how they are used

The understanding that sounds of spoken language (phonemes) work together to make words

Connecting written language to spoken language

Ability to read text accurately and quickly

Learning the meaning of words

Understanding the meaning of text

   

Rhyming

Alliteration

 

Blending

Segmentation

       

BTL

 

BTL

BTL

 

BTL

BTL

BTL

     

NEC

 
   
 

NEC

NEC

NEC

     

MS

 
   
 
   
   

MS

 

SS

SS

ss

ss

 
   
       

SW

sw

sw

sw

sw

SW

SW

SW

SW

SW

SW

UM

 

um

um

 

um

um

   

UM

 

WW

WW

WW

 

WW

WW

WW

WW

 

ww