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Welcome to the Maine Department of Education's Literacy Hub. Here you can find research, resources, and useful tools.
 

Literacy for ME: Maine's Comprehensive Literacy Plan

Literacy is the gateway to life-long learning and academic success and a bedrock for a highly skilled workforce, robust economy, and culturally responsive society. Access to high-quality literacy instruction is foundational to ensuring educational equity.  

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Building Literacy

Strong, versatile readers are the key to a bright future. Discover how integrated and foundational literacy skills lay the groundwork for lifelong learning and success!

  • Early Learning Foundational Skills - Young brains are wired for language! Discover how early interactions and instruction from parents & caregivers build strong literacy foundations!
  • Integrated Literacy - Want to boost learning across subjects? Discover how integrated literacy weaves reading, writing, and communication into every lesson for deeper understanding!
  • High-Quality, Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction - Guidance document for Maine school administrative units that outlines the tenets to which high-quality early literacy programming (Pre-k to Grade 3) should be aligned.

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Structured Supports

Striving readers need more than practice—discover how evidence-based, structured literacy builds strong skills in phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension!”

  • Dyslexia & Reading Difficulty - Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities.
  • Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) - Curious how to support every readers success? Learn how a Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS) ensures all students have timely and relevant access to evidence-based literacy instruction and intervention!
  • Multilingual Learners - Multilingual learners bring valuable assets to our classrooms! Learn how integrating literacy instruction with culturally responsive teaching builds on strengths, for long-term success.

Foundations of Literacy

 

Phonics

An overview of professional terminology and basic instructional strategies to support elementary instruction connecting the alphabet to sound, coding and decoding words.

Comprehension & Fluency

Learn essential terminology and basic instructional strategies to support elementary students in being able to read a text quickly, accurately and with expression - and to make sense of the information

Vocabulary & Spelling

Explore how to support students in developing a rich, robust vocabulary and become proficient in spelling.


Resources & Professional Development

 

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Literacy in Action

See how you can use literacy to make a difference!

  • At the Library - Check in with the Maine State Library for books, research, and so much more.
  • The Pine Project: Everyone is Welcome - The Welcoming Library modules are designed for your professional development and guided by the CASEL framework. [Contact Hours Opportunity]
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Learning & Professional Development

Striving readers need more than practice—discover how evidence-based, structured literacy builds strong skills in phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension!”

  1. EnGiNE - Maine DOE's community forums and learning management system. [Note: You do need an EnGiNE account to engage]

Contact

Heather Martin
Integrated Literacy PreK-12
Phone: 207-557-0386
Email: Heather.Martin@maine.gov


Dee Saucier
Structured Literacy, Striving Readers & Dyslexia
Phone: 207-441-1383
EmailDanielle.m.Saucier@maine.gov