What is Structured Literacy?


Learn about the definition of Dyslexia adopted by IDA in October 2025: https://ga.dyslexiaida.org/ida-2025-definition-of-dyslexia/

Learn about 2026 Teacher Training Opportunities:
View the IDA-GA Guide to the 2026 Teacher Training Opportunities for Structured Literacy. This is a “living” document; view updates in real time. Click the left or right arrow to go back or forward. Click the flyer or link to visit the associated website for more information. 

Alternatively, download the PDF last updated 2/11/2026.
Scroll down. Each page is hyperlinked. 

Learn why Structured Literacy is an effective approach:

Structured Literacy Defined 2025 (Fact Sheet Updated June 2025)
Working Definition: “Structured Literacy is a comprehensive, integrated approach to reading and writing instruction that directly and systematically builds on and develops oral language while explicitly teaching the structure of written language. Using this research-based approach, educators integrate the teaching of the foundational and higher-order skills and knowledge needed to develop proficient reading comprehension and written expression.”

Structured Literacy Defined 2025: An Explanation & Rationale (June 2025)
“As the International Dyslexia Association, we never lose sight of the needs of students with dyslexia. We know that SL teaching benefits all students and is essential for those who need extra support. The goal of Structured Literacy teaching is for all students to become successful readers and writers.”

Structured Literacy Infomap (Revised May 2025)
and https://ga.dyslexiaida.org/structured-literacy-info-map/

Structured Literacy Webinar (presented by Dr. Mary Stowe December 2025)
Provided “In alignment with the International Dyslexia Association’s Sharpened Vision:
Structured Literacy in Every Classroom.”

Structured Literacy: Grounded in the Science of Reading (Winter 2024 Perspectives on Language and Literacy)
Download a digital copy from DyslexiaLibrary.org. IDA Georgia has a limited number of print copies available and is offering a 50% discount to members from Georgia. 

Blueprint for Structured Literacy Kits 2025
IDA invites School Administrators to request a kit.
Teacher, Specialist, Parent interested in learning more about the kit? Fill out this form.


Quiz Yourself:  After reading and thinking about the interconnectedness of pieces of Structured Literacy, test your knowledge: https://tinyurl.com/mrxsjfty


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