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Specialized Reading Knowledge: Aligning Routines with Tier Bridge

Bring greater instructional alignment to your literacy system.

Schools have invested heavily in high-quality instructional materials and structured literacy professional learning. Aligning Routines with Tier Bridge builds on those investments by creating more connected, consistent literacy instruction across classrooms, grade levels, and intervention settings.

Developed with Dr. Devin Kearns and John Bennetts, this Specialized Reading Knowledge experience pairs expert professional learning with the first-of-its-kind Tier Bridge tool to help instructional leaders analyze, compare, and strengthen instructional routines.

One Solution. Two Powerful Components.

Aligning Routines with Tier Bridge combines:

Specialized Reading Knowledge: Aligning Routines

An asynchronous professional learning experience that builds understanding of instructional alignment and supports educators as they use the Tier Bridge tool to create instructional coherence.

Tier Bridge

An expert-guided tool that helps educators analyze, compare, organize, generate, and strengthen instructional routines across classrooms, grade levels, and intervention settings.

Hear from the Creators of Tier Bridge

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"After years working inside schools, I’ve seen how instruction can vary across classrooms and tiers. Tier Bridge helps schools see how instruction functions across those settings and gives them the tools to align and strengthen it with coherent routines."

John Bennetts, Co-Creator of Tier Bridge

 

What Instructional Misalignment Can Feel Like for Students

The examples below, from the Aligning Routines module, illustrate how inconsistent instructional routines can create confusion for students. 

“Every time I see a long word, I have to remember which classroom I’m in before I even know what to do.”

Instead of focusing on reading, students may spend valuable cognitive energy adapting to different instructional expectations.

Core Instruction


Your teacher says, “After I write and mark the word, remember to blend the sounds. Then you can read it fast.”

Tier 2 Instruction


Your teacher said, “Look at the sound cards. Remember to tap each sound before you blend it. Then, blend it slowly. Last, read the word.”

Tier 3 Instruction


Your teacher says, “After I write the word, remember to blend every time you add a sound. Then you can say it fast.”

Built for Instructional Leaders

Aligning Routines with Tier Bridge is ideal for leaders who are ready to strengthen instructional alignment and build on their science of reading knowledge.

  • Elementary Grade-Level Leaders (e.g., classroom teachers, interventionists, speech-language pathologists, etc.) 
  • Elementary Building-Level Leaders (e.g., school psychologists, coaches, administrators, etc.)
  • District-Level Leaders (e.g., curriculum directors, superintendents, etc.)

Choose the Subscription That Fits Your Needs

Both subscription options include:

  • Specialized Reading Knowledge: Aligning Routines, a self-paced, asynchronous 5-hour professional learning experience (5 CEU hours)
  • Training on how to use the Tier Bridge platform
  • A 12-month Tier Bridge subscription
  • Annual renewal with the flexibility to skip or cancel at any time

Aligning Routines with Tier Bridge - Limited

The learning includes access to Tier Bridge’s limited license (20 saved routines and 15/day uses of AI) and training on how to use the platform.

Purchase Aligning Routines with Tier Bridge - Limited

Aligning Routines with Tier Bridge - Unlimited

The learning includes access to Tier Bridge’s unlimited license (unlimited saved routines and 50/day uses of AI) and training on how to use the platform.

Purchase Aligning Routines with Tier Bridge - unLimited

Purchasing for a Team?

Aligning Routines with Tier Bridge is designed to support collaborative instructional improvement. We recommend that teams from the same school or district participate together to build a shared understanding of instructional alignment and strengthen implementation across classrooms.

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