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Practical guides for early literacy
Written for 4K–Grade 1 teachers and the leaders who support them — by The Yilmaz Education team.
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Wisconsin Act 20 parent notification: a practical guide for 4K–Grade 1 teachers
What Act 20 asks, DPI's 15-day notification timeline, what belongs in a parent conversation, and how to stay organized across screening windows.
What early literacy skills to assess in 4K, kindergarten, and grade 1
The progression from print concepts through phonological awareness to phonics — and why skill-level visibility, not just a composite score, drives grouping.
Between screening windows: progress monitoring that actually feeds small-group instruction
Screeners tell you who is at risk; skill-level monitoring tells you what to teach next. A practical weekly rhythm for 4K–Grade 1 classrooms.