Brand-matched mockups for sign-off. Each block below is a reusable content pattern to be built with the Kadence Pro theme + blocks. Grey boxes note the Kadence build approach. Fonts/colors shown are best-match approximations pending the locked brand kit, flag anything to adjust.
The six encounter types from Charlie's content-containers framework. Each is an assembled page built from the shared components below. This is how the team already frames content, so the pattern set maps onto it.
A short landing page that frames a downloadable file and captures an email at access.
Plain answers to the questions families and professionals ask most.
A how-to that turns research into a classroom or home routine.
An overview of a toolkit or kit, with the path to get it.
Explains what a body of research says and why it matters.
Step-by-step support for putting a program in place and keeping it going.
Opens every article and many landing pages. Light-blue band, back-link, centered bold black title, date. Sets the calm, credible tone before the serif body begins.
Dev note Start from a full-width Row Layout with the pale-blue background; title and date are Advanced Text.
Slightly larger serif paragraph that frames the problem in plain language, never academic. One paragraph, no jargon.
Behavior interventions often begin with strong momentum. Schools dedicate time to professional development, staff feel energized, and early student progress is encouraging. But by the second year, many teams notice a shift, systems lose consistency and the original sense of urgency fades. While common, this pattern does not mean the intervention has failed.
Scannable summary near the top of an article. Blue circular check icons; 3–5 concise statements. Doubles as an at-a-glance abstract for busy practitioners.
Dev note Use the Icon List block with a filled circle-check icon in brand blue.
The workhorse. Bold black sans heading over serif body. Descriptive headings, not generic labels.
One of the biggest reasons behavior initiatives stall is staff turnover and changing priorities. New teachers may not receive the same training as the original team, leading to inconsistent expectations. At the same time, schools balance many initiatives at once, academic recovery, attendance, testing, mental health, making it hard for behavior systems to stay central without intentional reinforcement from leadership.
Mid-article emphasis. Blue circular quote badge sits on a soft grey rounded box. Bold sans quote with attribution.
Successful behavior systems are not sustained through enthusiasm alone, they rely on consistent reinforcement, coaching, and shared expectations over time.
Johnathan Weber, University of KansasDev note No quote block — use an Info Box (or a styled Row) with the quote mark as its icon.
Three data callouts on a light surface with a blue top border. Big number leads, supporting caption beneath. Use for evidence summaries.
Dev note Use Count Up for the numbers inside a 3-column Row.
Quick-reference Q&A at the foot of articles and resource pages. Open item gets the full blue bar + minus; closed items grey + plus.
Dev note Kadence Accordion block; style the open pane to brand blue.
Reinforces academic credibility. Compact numbered list, blue links, set off by a hairline rule. Ties content back to the PI / institution.
Attribution that links an article to a Principal Investigator or partner, the "tied back to PI" pattern. Can link to full PI bio pages.
Dev note An Info Box with a media-left layout.
Converts a reader mid-content, to a related resource, a quote request, or a partner page. Solid blue panel, white button with gold dot.
Dev note A Row Layout (blue background) with an Advanced Button.
Homepage / landing hero. Bold headline with one word in blue, serif sub, two pill CTAs with colored dots. (Copy reflects Trina's revised tagline.)
Research to Real World brings the best research-backed tools to the people who need them. Real research. Real tools. Real impact.
Dev note A two-column Row Layout.
Primary entry point per the farmers-market model. Toggle switches between Topic and Audience. The four audience groups per the addendum are Families, Educators, Administrators, Policymakers, these also drive the storefront product filters.
Browse by topic or audience to quickly find the right support.
Dev note Use the Tabs block — this replaces the earlier custom-JS toggle.
Featured / latest resources. Cards show topic + audience (not format/price) and a partner attribution chip, per the confirmed entity model.
Brief assessments that track growth toward kindergarten readiness.
A classwide system that boosts on-task behavior with positive reinforcement.
Self-paced professional learning for structured literacy instruction.
Dev note Kadence Pro Posts block (Query Loop) over products; build the card once and reuse it as a synced pattern.
Partners moved out of the main nav into a bottom carousel/row. The RTRW brand recedes so partner brands stay prominent.
Dev note A small shortcode over the Brand taxonomy — a query loop lists posts, not terms.
Social proof from a practitioner. Serif quote, sans attribution. Keeps the human, real-world voice central.
“With resources from Research to Real World, I feel more confident turning research into strategies that actually work in my classroom.”
Dev note Kadence Testimonials block.
The signature grid-of-squares-with-dots motif used as a section opener beneath major headings. Recedes by design; ties the page to the brand system.
Standardized resource detail layout: Description → What's Included → Evidence → Implementation. Empty tabs hide automatically.
The CW-FIT kit is a classwide group-contingency system that increases on-task behavior through positive reinforcement and clear expectations. Designed for general-education K–6 classrooms.
Dev note A Tabs block; hide empty tabs with conditional display.
The four transaction types. Free download is a $0 WooCommerce product with a required billing email. Buy and Enroll link out to the item in KU's uStore (TouchNet); there is no on-site checkout. Course buyers get Moodle access granted manually by JG staff at launch. Request a Quote opens a routed WordPress form. Most JG offerings are quote-based.
Dev note An Info Box plus an Advanced Button that links out to uStore.
Designed now, removed before the June 30 launch per committee decision, kept as a reusable pattern for later.
Catalog and commerce patterns plus the article templates. WooCommerce powers the catalog and CMS; paid items link out to KU's uStore (TouchNet) with no on-site checkout. Articles have no featured images, so the listing gets its design from a topic chip and a faint ten-frame watermark. Quote forms route inquiries inside WordPress.
Browse the catalog. Literacy Bridges launches with 2 courses plus up to 20 downloadable resources. The filter rail uses the audience groups. Cards show price; free items download (after email capture) and paid items link out to the matching uStore product.
Self-paced professional learning, ~6 hours.
Dev note Kadence Pro Posts block over products, filtered by the topic/audience taxonomy.
WordPress content frame (title, description tabs from #17, evidence) with a buy box docked right. Paid items link out to the uStore product; free items download after an email capture. No on-site cart.
A classwide system that increases on-task behavior through positive reinforcement and clear expectations. Includes implementation guide, materials, and coaching checklists.
Dev note ACF fields in a Row; the buy box is an Info Box that links out to uStore.
The default CTA for most JG offerings (trainings, coaching, services). Conditional logic routes the inquiry to the correct project lead; sender gets a confirmation. Inquiries stored in WordPress.
Dev note Kadence Pro Advanced Form with conditional logic and routed notifications.
Single post template: multi-author byline, social sharing, and a related-products module that surfaces catalog items sharing the post's category, the owned channel that promotes products without a full partner page.
…When teams pair coaching with a simple data routine, year-two drift drops sharply. Here's what that looks like in practice and the tools that make it sustainable.
Dev note Single-post template with a Posts block for related items on the shared topic.
Credential display for trust/E-E-A-T per the content-tools scope. Photo, role, credentials, and the author's published posts/resources below.
Dev note Author template: an Info Box plus a Posts block of that author’s items.
Unified results across content types (resource, article, video) with a type label on each. The filter chips reuse topic/audience taxonomy shared site-wide.
Classwide reinforcement system for on-task behavior.
What sustains coaching and data routines past launch year.
Lesson scripts, posters, and handouts for K–5.
Dev note Kadence Pro Query Loop with search, across post types.
Articles don't carry featured images, so each card gets its design from a topic chip, a bold title, and a faint ten-frame watermark (the logo geometry). Meta row carries date, author, and the partner (logo when available, text when not). Used on the Articles archive and the homepage "Latest Articles".
What sustains coaching and data routines past the launch year.
Early LiteracyHow play-based IGDIs fits into a busy early-childhood week.
LiteracyTurning literacy findings into classroom routines.
Dev note Kadence Pro Posts block; use a faint ten-frame watermark (background SVG) in the corner; no photos or icons.
A full-width brand-blue statement that frames what RTRW is for. Serif body reversed on blue, left-aligned to the content edge, with a white outline button. Used on the homepage under Latest Articles.
Too often, educators, researchers, and organizations struggle to find trusted resources that connect research to real-world practice. When useful insights are hard to access or buried in academic language, meaningful support can feel out of reach.
With Research to Real World, that gap gets smaller. Our carefully curated resources make research-grounded ideas easier to explore, understand, and apply, so the people doing the work can move forward with confidence.
More About Our ResearchDev note A Row Layout (brand-blue background) with Advanced Text and a Button.