The Breakthrough Community: For Grant Writers

Resources and tools in this section help grant writers prepare applications for federal, state, or private funding sources.

• Learn which grants often are used to support Breakthrough to Literacy implementations.
• Read how Breakthrough fits the requirements of a scientifically based reading research (SBRR) program.
• Learn about assessment tools that often are used in early literacy classrooms.
• Find a wish list of classroom items that you may want to include in your grant application.

Taking Science Further

Breakthrough to Literacy's research-based curriculum goes far beyond the components of early literacy identified by federal programs. Learn how Breakthrough's comprehensive approach to curriculum and implementation builds on the combined sciences of reading, language, school reform, and professional development.

"When we first started using Breakthrough we had to keep all kinds of data for our grant. The year before [implementing Breakthrough], we had about 70% beginning to read in kindergarten. Now we are up above 90% of our kids reading at kindergarten level, and I mean fluently reading. It's pretty amazing."

Julie Hawkins
Principal
East View Elementary
Owensboro, Kentucky