Early Literacy
Coaching, Consulting, and Professional Learning
Why join?
- Strengthen early literacy instruction through a variety of classroom coaching practices
- Strengthen your birth to age 3 literacy offerings, including family classes, home visits, and materials
- Align preschool through third grade literacy curriculum and instruction
Who should join?
- Educators balancing developmentally appropriate, culturally relevant instruction and the science of literacy
- Educators looking to enhance the effectiveness of their curriculum or assessments
- Schools without a literacy specialist or instructional coach
How does it work?
Early Learning Providers, Tribes and Districts can choose from the following options:
- Classroom Coaching includes observation, modeling, co-teaching, conferencing, co-planning.
- Center, School, and District Consultation for literacy program design, birth-3rd alignment, curriculum and assessment selection, broker literacy partnerships.
- Professional Learning: Includes content delivery, modeling, planning, and practice in the following areas:
- Oral language, vocabulary, and comprehension
- Phonological awareness and phonics
- Fluency and prosody
- Multilingual learners and culturally relevant practices
- Children with special needs and disabilities
Children’s Institute Early Literacy partners with centers, schools, and districts to enhance birth-to-third grade literacy through hands-on coaching, consulting, and professional learning grounded in research and practice. This work is led by Erin Lolich, Early Literacy Specialist.
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Interested in learning more?
Explore Early Literacy Resources
Explore the building blocks of early literacy and simple, research-informed strategies to support children’s reading development.
Understand why alphabet knowledge matters, and how simple, effective, practices can support early reading success.
Watch Erin model an engaging and joyful read-aloud with a birth-to-three playgroup.
