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Welcome! The CO Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant
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Introductions
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Our focus today...
What is the Colorado Opportunity?
How can you make your application more competitive ?
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The Colorado Opportunity
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https://bit.ly/CLSDgrantCO
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https://bit.ly/CLSDgrantCO
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70% of the funds
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Commitments
3. Local Literacy Plan
• Establish Goals/Vision • Literacy Team • Needs Assessment • Evidence-based practices • Targeted Intervention & Supports • Use of Data • Continuity Plans • Resource Allocation • Family & Community Engagement
1. Cooperation with National Implementation Evaluation 2. Alignment with State Priorities
3. Local Literacy Plan 4. Site Participation 5. Participation in a Community of Practice
6. Educator Pre/Post Assessments 7. Student Data and Assessment
8. Monitoring 9. Reporting
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Use of Funds
Core Materials —for curricula and supportive resources aligning with the science of reading. Supplemental Materials —for supportive resources aligning with the science of reading. Professional Learning Coaching Family Engagement —for all grade levels (PreK-12 th grade). Assessment
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Your Application
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Follow the rules!
It’s not the best idea that wins…
it’s the best-explained idea.
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Questions?
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Literacy Solutions
From the Grant Guidelines: Core Materials Supplemental Materials Professional Learning
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Criteria
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Birth to Age 5 • Early exposure to books at home is essential for a child’s language and cognitive development. • Verbal interactions and reading aloud play a critical role in shaping a child’s brain development long before they enter Kindergarten. • When parents actively support their child’s Kindergarten readiness with engaging resources and activities at home, children are more likely to start school on level and thrive throughout their early education and beyond.
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K to 5th Grade • Building a strong connection between school, home , and the community is key to supporting every child’s learning journey. • Learning materials should follow a Structured Literacy approach — meaning they’re clear, step-by-step, and build on what kids already know. • Great resources include phonemic awareness and phonics lessons, decodable books to practice new skills, and themed book sets that grow kids’ knowledge, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. • Hosting meaningful Family Literacy Events is also super important — parents should feel welcomed, involved, and empowered to be part of their child’s learning experience.
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6th to 12th Grade • Supplemental resources are a great way to fill in the gaps of your current core curriculum. • They can support areas like writing , digital literacy , or provide extra engaging texts — especially helpful for keeping middle schoolers interested and involved.
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Professional Learning • Schools thrive when teachers have access to high-quality, job-embedded professional learning . • Consultants should partner closely with educators in the classroom, providing hands-on coaching and modeling to build long-term capacity.
• A mix of in-person and virtual professional learning sessions ensures flexibility and ongoing support.
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Questions?
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Family Engagement in Literacy
From the Grant Guidelines: Family Engagement
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From the Needs Assessment
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Children are awake for about 6,000 hours a year, and only about 1,000 of those hours are spent in school. If we are to tackle the achievement gap and the inequities that contribute to it, we must pay attention not only to schools, but also to the places where children spend the rest of those 5,000 hours.
-- H. Weiss, M. Elena Lopez and Margaret Caspe, Carnegie Challenge Paper: Joining Together to Create a Bold Vision for Next Generation Family Engagement, Global Family Research Project, 2018. Family Engagement in Literacy
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Wins For Students
Wins for Families
Wins for Educators
Higher grades, test scores and literacy outcomes
Stronger parent/child relationships
View families and caregivers from an asset-based lens
Greater understanding of child’s progress and how to support at home Increased knowledge, skill and confidence in advocating for scholar
Greater success motivating and engaging students
Higher graduation rates
Increased morale and professional satisfaction
Better attendance
Family Engagement in Literacy
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Book Study Opportunities
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Effective Home- School Partnerships
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relational trust.
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engagement efforts to school readiness and student outcomes.
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families from an asset-based lens.
Implement culturally responsive and respectful practices and resources.
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opportunities for families to observe, practice with other adults and receive feedback on new learning.
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Parents Supporting Student Literacy
Research supports teaching parents comprehension strategies to employ with their own children. 1 Three-quarters of parents would find it helpful to have support for skill-building around what their child is reading.
Here’s what parents are looking for to support their child’s reading:
Questions or conversation starters about the reading 36% A summary of the book or story 35% Recommendations for the best next book 31%
the reading 30% the reading 26%
Activities that go along with
A list of vocabulary words in
A summary of how the reading helps development 17%
1 Kim, 2006.
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We recommend…
• Foundational Training for Leaders and Instructional Staff • Assessing Current Family Engagement Practices • Implementation Coaching • Aligned Resources and Materials
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Questions?
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