🔎 Letter to Jennings School District Teachers
Dear Teachers:
At the request of your leadership team, we’ve been invited to share CR Success Learning with you. We know this conversation comes at the very end of a long school year, and we also know how much work you are carrying every day for your students.
Our hope is simply to give you a look at CRSL’s connected approach to literacy instruction built around engaging lessons, repeated routines, and shared instructional language.
We’ll answer four questions, and point you toward places to discover more about CRSL. And we’ll give you space at the end to ask any questions you may have.
1: What does CRSL actually look like in a real classroom?
Lessons are built with:
clear routines
active participation
connected literacy instruction
CRSL Structured Literacy Blocks:
Teachers know what comes next. Students do too.
Students Participate Constantly:
Students hear it, say it, build it, read it, and write it.
Watch a Magnet Folder Lesson in action
Why it works: Connected instruction helps classrooms feel more predictable, supported, and successful over time.
2: Can CRSL support struggling readers — even older students?
Designed to help students build literacy through:
repeated routines
explicit instruction
connected practice over time.
Intervention Is Built Into the Day:
Small-group instruction targets specific student needs.
Older Students Can Rebuild Foundations:
Familiar routines help struggling readers re-enter literacy instruction confidently.
Watch a student dividing multisyllabic words
Why it Works: Repeated routines and connected instruction help struggling readers build confidence step by step over time.
3. How practical is CRSL for teachers to learn and implement?
Designed to support teachers through
clear routines
shared instructional language
and connected teaching tools
Lessons Follow Predictable Structures:
Teachers and students quickly become familiar with the flow of instruction.
Teachers Have Built-In Support:
Materials are designed to reduce planning overload.
Watch a sample Animated Phonics video
Why it Works: Clear routines, shared language, and teaching tools help teachers focus more fully on students instead of constantly rebuilding instruction.
4. Will CRSL improve student reading outcomes?
Teachers using CRSL often talk about seeing students become more confident readers through clear routines, connected learning, and lots of meaningful practice over time.
Students get to practice the same skills in multiple ways instead of learning everything separately.
Clear routines help students know what to expect, which builds confidence and participation over time.
Teachers can spot where students are struggling more quickly and give support before gaps get bigger.
When classrooms use shared routines and language, students carry their learning with them from year to year.
Additional studies, implementation stories, and evidence summaries are available on our Evidence & Outcomes page.
Final thoughts:
As the school year comes to a close, we simply want to thank you for the work you continue doing for your students every day. We know the work is not easy, and we hope the summer ahead brings you real rest and encouragement.
Thank you again for allowing us to share a little about CR Success Learning. We’re here to continue the conversation and answer any questions as you explore what connected literacy instruction could look like in your classrooms and school community.
The CRSL Team
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