Developing early literacy skills are critical for students to become good readers. The University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI) developed UFLI Foundations: An Explicit and Systematic Phonics Program to help students in early elementary grade levels develop literacy skills.

WestEd conducted an evaluation of UFLI Foundations and its impact on literacy skill development for students in kindergarten and 1st grade. Findings suggest that UFLI Foundations has a significant and meaningful impact on early literacy skills when compared to students not using the program. Additional analyses found that the impacts were larger in classrooms that implemented UFLI Foundations with fidelity. 

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