Dealt a big setback is California's newly minted plan for ensuring all students have gained reading and writing skills by 12th grade after budget negotiators agreed to zero out an anticipated $ 250 million for the Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program for 2011. (k-12daily.org)
The project begins by: (1) identifying core design principles and structures; (2) creating a content - based and comprehensive literacy program with both teachers» and students» needs at the fore; and (3) piloting the program in the context of a collaborative professional development system that is curriculum - and data - driven. (gse.harvard.edu)
Leadership teams in attendance will learn to develop the district, school, classroom, family, and community structures that are necessary to build strong comprehensive literacy programs and optimize learning environments for all students. (ascd.org)