Strengthen literacy with a proven framework and strategy

E3 Alliance research on 3rd-grade reading in 2020 revealed campus literacy rates varied greatly across Central Texas, even when accounting for demographic differences. 

With students adapting to virtual and in-person instruction, we knew now was the time to elevate support for literacy best practices. 

The E3 Alliance Literacy Framework for districts and campuses supports components of instructional leadership, teacher effectiveness, community engagement, and school climate.

Regional experts representing school districts, principals, reading specialists, and teachers expanded and reviewed the framework to ensure the content was meaningful to the daily work of frontline educators.

Instead of focusing on programs or specific curricula, the rubric centers on campus systems to better support teachers and students in improving performance.

“While each of our campuses already had strong literacy practices in place, The E3 Alliance Literacy Framework was instrumental in helping us bolster the plan and align districtwide. Today we are closing gaps and solidifying literacy instruction and practice so all of our students read well .”

—Leshell Reeves, Director of Literacy Programs for Elgin ISD

E3 Alliance’s launch of the Literacy Rubric represents a groundbreaking opportunity to develop and implement a truly holistic, multicultural, academically prepared literacy tool for all schools and student populations that align with Texas Reading Academies

Literacy Rubric Strategy

• Develop and scale an evidence-based Literacy Framework that makes Reading Academy learning more effective. We do this by building on-campus systems to better support teachers and staff in improving the structures that underlie student learning.
• Support elementary school campuses in Central Texas to identify improved literacy practices and set goals based on their identified needs.
• Provide professional learning opportunities to learn and share potential models for extended school year structures that can improve student achievement.
• Identify the benefits and impact of teacher planning, increased time for enrichment, time on tasks, and overall academic improvements.

In the 2022-23 school year, six new campuses joined E3 Alliance in training, coaching, and collaboration.

In 2023, the E3 Alliance Literacy Rubric Evaluation Steering Committee designed an evaluation scope. This evaluation supports optimized early-grade literacy systems.