Literacy Overview & Resources
Zionsville Community Schools Literacy
Priorities for Literacy Instruction:
1. Develop professional educators who are trained in quality instructional practices based on current research.
2. Provide high quality materials for all students.
3. Provide quality interventions and enrichment as needed to help each student grow.
Instruction and planning are based on Scarborough’s Reading Rope and the components of language identified by the National Reading Panel’s report on reading instruction (National Reading Panel, 2000):
● Phonemic Awareness – the ability to identify, think about, and manipulate the smallest sounds (phonemes) in language;
● Phonics – a method for teaching phoneme-grapheme correspondences for reading and spelling; ● Fluency – the ability to read a text accurately, automatically, and with expression;
● Vocabulary – understanding and using words in oral and written language;
● Comprehension – the ultimate goal of reading: understanding what is read. It is important to note that each of these components are highly connected and should not be taught as distinct skills.
Screeners and Intervention Statement
ZCS Board Adopted Literacy Curriculum
2025 ZCS Foundational Reading Data
Indiana's Definition of Dyslexia
IDOE Literacy Guides: