ColoREADo’s Instructional Method: Evidence Based Literacy Instruction (EBLI)
ColoREADo uses EBLI for all programming. EBLI was developed to incorporate the research of both how we learn and how we learn to read, making it incredibly effective for expediting learning for students at all ages, grades and levels. EBLI uses a systematic and interactive approach to simultaneously teach reading, writing and spelling. EBLI is logical, appealing to educators and engaging for students.
EBLI Combines the Science of Reading & Learning
The Science of Reading
- Reading and writing are a man-made convention whose alphabetic code must be explicitly taught.
- Language should be taught in the way that it was designed.
- Learners must be trained to hear the individual sounds of their language and recognize the symbols that represent those sounds.
- Reading acquisition proceeds rapidly if the sequence of reading and spelling instruction is compatible with the logic of the alphabet code and with the child’s linguistic and cognitive development.
The Science of Learning
- Focus only on essential concepts to avoid cognitive overload..
- Use retrieval practice, spaced repetition, and interleaving for long-term memory retention.
- Interactive approaches help connect new learning to long-term memory and build automaticity. Real-time error correction is key.
- Gradually remove scaffolds (I do, we do, you do) to develop self-guided learners.
- Embrace difficulty to foster stronger, more durable knowledge.
EBLI is unique because it:
Evidence and data including the EBLI Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Packet.
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