PRESS - Path to Reading Excellence in School Sites
According to National Center for Education statistics, 40% of fourth grade students performed below basic levels of reading in 2024. Path to Reading Excellence in School Sites (PRESS) is a framework that structures literacy achievement in grades K-5 within contexts of multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS). The primary goal of PRESS is to work with teachers and administrators to establish school-based systems and practices for all K-5 students to become capable readers.
- Conducted within an existing data structure using reliable and valid assessments
- Leveraging a systematic process to analyze data and make decisions
- Using screening and diagnostic data to effectively differentiate instruction and intervention
- Instruction tailored to each student’s systematic and explicit literacy level
- Instruction additionally tailored for multilingual students
- Connected/meaningful reading and writing assignments
- Systematic and explicit instruction
- Tier I: Your quality core curriculum and instruction, PRESS class- wide interventions
- Tier II: Targeted interventions with small groups
- Tier III: Individualized interventions with in-depth problem analysis
- Structures to support embedded and ongoing learning
- A shared commitment that leads to coordinated
efforts and collaboration - A culture that compares data to focused expectations
for teaching and learning
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FAQs
PRESS is intended for elementary grades, K-5. Interventions cover the essential components of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
The PRESS data-driven decision making process and interventions are compatible with a variety of assessment systems. This flexibility allows the PRESS framework to integrate with school assessment systems already in place. The decision making process begins as educators review universal screening data. Many systems offer universal screening assessments - aimsweb, FastBridge Learning, and DIBELS, to name a few. Next, diagnostic tools for phonemic awareness and phonics, and skill-based progress monitoring assessments are provided in the PRESS manuals. These data work in tandem with grade-level general outcome measures (GOMs) for progress monitoring offered by many assessment systems, such as those previously mentioned.
This website provides resources for learning and implementing the PRESS framework in your school. Start by previewing the video collections and downloadable resources within the LEARN and TOOLS pages. You can also request a quote for on-site or virtual training for your school or district. Complete the inquiry form to receive more information.
We provide a variety of PRESS resources, such as the PRESS intervention manual, to support the planning and implementation of the PRESS framework. Additionally, we provide on-site workshops and consulting to schools and districts. Please complete the inquiry form to receive a price quote and to discuss specific support options.
Support from PRESS is variable depending on your school/district needs, participant numbers, and location. Please complete the inquiry form and you will receive a custom price quote via email. Our staff can also recommend options for support depending on your specific needs.
In the United States, PRESS has been implemented in a variety of schools and districts spanning all fifty states and Puerto Rico. Internationally, PRESS has been implemented in eight countries (Australia, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Ireland, Micronesia, South Africa, and South Korea). You can connect with others implementing PRESS through the Community page of the PRESS website.