ICYMI: Request for Applications (RFA) Issued: 2027 Reading Diagnostic and Intervention Fund
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Office of Teaching and Learning issued a Request for Applications (RFA) for the fiscal year 2027 Reading Diagnostic and Intervention Fund: Read to Achieve Grant. Kentucky public school districts must apply on behalf of individual schools. The Kentucky School for the Blind and Kentucky School for the Deaf also are eligible to apply.
The RFA can be found on the Competitive Grants from KDE webpage.
As specified in KRS 158.792, the Reading Diagnostic and Intervention fund is created to help teachers and library media specialists improve the reading skills of struggling readers in kindergarten through grade three (3). The KDE anticipates funding approximately 150 schools at an estimated $70,000 per year for a two-year period to support the following:
- School-wide use of a multi-tiered system of supports for students in grades K-3;
- High-quality curriculum-based professional learning for administrators and K-3 reading instructional staff in their approved comprehensive schoolwide reading program aligned to the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Reading and Writing;
- High-quality professional learning for administrators and K-3 reading instructional staff in the administration and understanding of universal screener and diagnostic assessment data and progress monitoring; and
- High-quality professional learning in building knowledge in the cognitive processes involved in learning how to read, as well as implementing the essential components of reading and evidence-based instructional practices to support the reading-writing connection.
Important Dates
Review the links within the RFA for further guidance when writing the submission. If you have any questions, contact KDERFP@education.ky.gov .
Please pay close attention to the blinding/redacted language within the RFA. Improperly blinded grants WILL be deemed non-responsive and NOT eligible for award.
Resource Spotlight: Text-Based Writing Across Disciplines: K-12 Instructional Support
Text-Based Writing Across Disciplines intends to show more precisely how to ensure opportunities for students to engage in discipline-specific literacies or learning that uses reading and writing skills specific to each field to teach content knowledge, demonstrate content knowledge and publish learning. Text-based writing grounds students in complex, grade-level texts, or “anything that communicates a message” (Interdisciplinary Literacy Practice 1), meaning that students engage with a wide range of multimodal texts across disciplines and grade levels.
This resource includes 40 text-based writing tasks adapted from open source resources that engage K-12 students in responding to a variety of texts as disciplinary experts do. Use Text-Based Writing Across Disciplines to support the implementation of existing High-Quality Instructional Resources (HQIRs). The tasks should not replace adopted HQIR but should serve to supplement instruction towards the full depth and rigor of the Kentucky Academic Standards.
See the Text-Based Writing Across Disciplines webpage for samples in:
- Writing to Learn,
- Writing to Demonstrate Learning and
- Writing for Publication.
Samples are available for:
- Reading and writing,
- Mathematics,
- Social studies,
- Science and
- Visual/performing arts.
NEXT DEL Virtual Office Hours: Tuesday, Oct. 14
The next DEL Virtual Office Hours will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 14, from 9:30 a.m. ET/8:30 a.m. CT - 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT. Voices from the Field will be shared by State Literacy Coaching Specialist Brittany Jones for the first thirty minutes, featuring Intellectual Preparation through Internalization. Intellectual preparation is key to deepening the instructional impact of a high-quality instructional resource. Through the lens of internalization, participants will explore how literacy leaders can thoughtfully engage teachers with content, anticipate student thinking and align instructional moves with learning goals. The remainder of the session will focus on learning, networking and problem-solving alongside fellow educators from across the state. Flexible breakout rooms will be available for targeted discussions based on participant needs.
To join, register for DEL Office Hours here.
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