Just Right Reader partners with Virginia districts to maximize CLSD funding, expanding access to joyful, evidence-based literacy instruction and family engagement from birth through high school.

The Virginia Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Grant supports strengthening literacy through research-based practices, strong school-family partnerships, and equitable access to reading success for every child.

Here’s how Just Right Reader’s Science of Reading Phonics Program + Decodable Libraries support Virginia’s CLSD funding priorities.

10 Reasons Virginia Districts Choose Just Right Reader for CLSD Funding

1. Fully Aligned with Virginia’s CLSD Priorities

The CLSD Grant is designed to help every student become a confident reader through Science of Reading-based instruction and strong family engagement.

Just Right Reader’s Science of Reading Phonics Program + Decodable Libraries make building foundational reading skills easy and effective at home, and everywhere with:

• The largest library of evidence-based decodables 

• Phonics video lessons in 14+ languages

• Ready-to-use lesson plans and resources for easy small-group instruction

• Research-based activities in every book to empower families

• Personalized learning to accelerate reading achievement

2. Supports Both CLSD Focus Areas

The 2025–2026 CLSD Grant funds two major initiatives:

• Family Engagement Literacy Resources for Birth through Kindergarten Entry

• The Literacy Improvement Network (LIN)

Every Just Right Reader program is intentionally designed to engage and empower families as active partners in literacy. From video lessons in 14+ languages and Learning Together Guides for Baby Board Books to research-based activities in every decodable and our virtual Learning Together Hub, families have everything they need to confidently support reading at home.

Just Right Reader offers customized professional development that empowers educators with the tools and strategies for impactful small-group instruction and seamless implementation of Just Right Reader materials.

3. Literacy Acceleration for Birth-to-Kindergarten and Beyond

Our programs grow with students from birth through 12th grade, with Baby Board Books, Early Childhood Knowledge Building and Pre-Emergent Collections, K–5 Phonics Programs, Take Everywhere Compliment Library, Take Everywhere Phonics ToolKit, and 6–12th grade Programs that keep readers engaged at every grade level.

Districts can use CLSD funds to support early learners while continuing to accelerate their achievement through the upper grades and beyond.

4. Evidence-Based and Standards-Aligned

The VDOE emphasizes literacy solutions grounded in research, and Just Right Reader meets that expectation.

OurTake-Everywhere Literacy Packs™ are backed by ESSA Level II Moderate Evidence. An independent third-party study by LXD Research found that students using Just Right Reader’s Science of Reading Take-Everywhere Literacy Packs™ made significantly greater literacy gains than peers using other decodable books after just five months of use.

Read the study highlights here.

5. Strengthens Family Engagement

At Just Right Reader, family empowerment is one of our core values, intentionally built into every resource we develop.

• Video phonics lessons are linked via a QR code in each decodable book and available in 14+ languages.

• High-five coloring on the back of each decodable ensures consistent practice at home and everywhere. 

• Engaging activities in each decodable make reading together fun.

• Customized Family Literacy Nights equip families with tools to support reading at home and everywhere.

Plus! Superintendents love recording special literacy messages for families. Watch this video from Prince William County Schools. 

6. Flexible, Scalable Funding Fit

Just Right Reader offers products and scalable programs that fit every budget and every district’s unique needs year after year. 

Our most widely used model features flexible rounds of Take-Everywhere Literacy Packs™, customized to student data and designed to sustain literacy growth across multiple years.

7. Builds Division Capacity

The Literacy Improvement Network (LIN) helps divisions strengthen leadership, collaboration, and continuous improvement, and Just Right Reader supports that mission every step of the way.

Our professional learning sessions focus on research-based strategies for effective phonics instruction and practical implementation strategies that build capacity at every level, from classroom teachers to literacy coaches and division leaders.

8. Access for All Learners

Equity and accessibility is both a priority of the CLSD Grant and a core value at Just Right Reader. We believe every child deserves high-quality literacy materials that reflect who they are and meet them where they are.

We partnered with literacy experts to develop every Just Right Reader product and resource. Our decodables feature relatable characters and storylines, along with an accessible research-based design that supports every learner, including multilingual learners and those with reading disabilities. Families can access phonics videos in 14 languages to confidently support reading at home.

9. Year-Round and Summer Literacy Growth

Literacy learning doesn’t stop when the school year ends.

The Virginia Department of Education encourages continuous reading practice, even during breaks, and Just Right Reader helps make that happen.

We offer extended rounds of Take-Everywhere Literacy Packs™ for summer and winter use, along with readiness packs for incoming kindergarten students.

 By keeping books in students’ hands year-round, districts prevent learning loss and actually accelerate achievement, strengthen fluency, and help students return to school confident and ready to learn.

10. Partnership That Makes Implementation Simple

We provide ongoing support every step of the way.

Our professional development sessions help educators strengthen instruction, accelerate reading growth, and engage families with confidence.

Through webinars, outreach templates, and a dedicated support model that aligns with VDOE guidance, we make CLSD implementation simple and effective, helping districts achieve accelerated reading growth and stronger family partnerships. 

Together, We’re Accelerating Reading Achievement Across Virginia

At Just Right Reader, we believe in joyful, personalized reading experiences that combine the Science of Reading and family empowerment to accelerate achievement for every child.

Because when kids have the right books, teachers have the right tools, and families have the confidence to read together, reading achievement soars.

Contact your dedicated-Virginia Director of Partnerships Dr. Christy Lamb at christy@justrightreader.com to learn how to make the most of your CLSD funds this year.