Supporting Schoolwide Literacy Reform

 

Comfortable with large groups, one-on-one coaching, and advising school districts, our diverse skill set lends itself to customized, schoolwide support. Dedicated to joyful teaching and learning, we focus on identifying and building on a client’s strengths while providing substantive support that targets specific goals. All of our consulting work is connected to a school or district’s larger mission, focusing on immediate needs while also paying attention to the larger intentions of the educators with whom we are working. We specialize in building a faculty’s deep understandings about how children learn to read and write while giving teachers a common vocabulary that lifts the level of conversation around student work.

1. We collaborate with administrators to establish strategic plans for long-term literacy reform. This includes . . .

. . . helping you prioritize your professional learning goals.

. . . analyzing your needs to develop a plan that works.

. . . supporting you as you refine your vision for literacy instruction.

. . . suggesting reasonable time frames.

 

2.  We support teachers as they plan for reading and writing instruction. This includes . .

. . . creating hands-on workshops that engage and involve teachers.

. . . teaching a lesson planning process that teachers can continue to use after we have

. . . facilitating ongoing discussions that support teacher reflection.

. . . supporting teachers as they consider the goals and needs of their individual grade

. . . working with teachers to create calendars and pacing guides for individual units of

. . . helping teachers unpack and understand instructional standards.

 

3. We facilitate job-embedded professional learning. This includes . . .

. . . working with teachers in their classrooms as they implement reading and writing

. . . demonstrating how to implement innovative strategies and methods.

. . . helping teachers interpret and align instruction to Common Core and/or state

. . . coaching teachers as they apply new instructional strategies and methods.

. . . working with students to help teachers address particular challenges.

 

4. We help schools and districts make curricular decisions. This includes . . .

. . . evaluating curricula for purchasing considerations.

. . . helping develop school and classroom libraries that support your literacy goals.

. . . developing custom curricula based on school or district priorities.