Monitoring Literacy Implementation After Screening: A Checklist for Florida School Leaders

Are your Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 supports working together?

Fall screening can tell you which students need support. It cannot tell you whether support is being delivered consistently, aligned across tiers, or adjusted fast enough to change outcomes. This checklist is designed for Florida school leaders who want a simple, practical way to monitor literacy implementation after screening and strengthen what happens next.

The checklist walks through Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 so you can quickly verify whether the pieces are working together or operating in silos. In Tier 1, it focuses on what should be visible in classrooms: evidence-based instruction aligned to Florida’s B.E.S.T. Standards, explicit instruction in foundational skills, consistent grade-level literacy teaching, and real-time use of student data. In Tier 2, it helps leaders confirm that targeted intervention is reaching the right students, groups are defined and updated, schedules protect intervention time, and progress monitoring is used to make instructional adjustments. In Tier 3, it centers on intensified, individualized supports, clear documentation, and staff alignment around goals and progress.

A final set of leadership look-fors provides a quick check on expectations, alignment across tiers, data use, early signs of progress, and implementation tied to Florida literacy expectations, including 1003.4201 and FAST readiness.

Use this resource to identify gaps early, support teachers with clearer direction, and keep literacy interventions coordinated and effective.