Literacy Collaborative^®

Literacy Collaborative

• Literacy Coach Training
• Primary or Intermediate Team Planning
• Principals' Academy I & II
• Professional Development (Literacy Collaborative Schools)
• Comprehensive Literacy Framework

Academy for Literacy Coaches

• Academy for Literacy Coaches

Intermediate Institute

• Intermediate Institute

Leveled Literacy Intervention

• Leveled Literacy Intervention K-3 & 3-6 (Teaching Struggling Readers)

Literacy in the Content Area

• Literacy in the Content Area - Middle School - One Day

Middle School Literacy Workshop

• Middle School Literacy Workshop

Primary Institute

• Primary Institute

Systematically Observing Literacy Teaching

• Online: Systematically Observing Literacy Teaching

Using Fountas & Pinnell's Continuum of Literacy Learning to Guide Teaching & Learning

• Using F&P's Continuum of Literacy Learning to Guide Teaching & Learning

One-Day Seminars

• When Readers Struggle
• Guiding K-3 Writers to Independence: The New Essentials
• KEEP BOOKS Workshop

On-Site Professional Development

• Professional Development (General - Open to all schools)
• District Level Support (General - Open to all schools)
• Single Site Visit (General - Open to all schools)

Literacy Coach Training

Intensive professional development (230 hours) across 12-15 months that prepares a literacy coach to implement the Literacy Collaborative Framework in a school. Literacy Coaches develop the capacity to train other teachers on-site at the building level through professional development and coaching.

• 2013-14 Primary, Intermediate, and Middle School Literacy Coach Application | Costs (PDF)
• Cross-Training Costs (PDF)
• 2012-13 District Trainer Application (PDF)

Primary or Intermediate Team Planning (available on-site)

• Team Planning is for a leadership group which will support and monitor the implementation of Literacy Collaborative or is focused on increasing achievement within their school.

• Primary Team Planning Brochure (PDF)

• Intermediate Team Planning Brochure (PDF)

Principals' Academy I & II (open to principals, superintendents, and curriculum specialists)

Principals'Academy I: Oct 21-22, 2013 and Nov 28-29, 2013

Principals' Academy I is designed for administrators, superintendents and curriculum leaders in Literacy Collaborative schools or those considering joining the Literacy Collaborative network

Study the key role of the principal, how children learn to read and write, ways to support the Literacy Coach, how to quickly appraise the classroom environment, and how to increase student achievement.

• Principals' Academy I & II 2013-14 Brochure and Registration Form — All prices are subject to change.

Principals'Academy II: Feb 20-21,2014

Principals' Academy II is designed for principals, administrators, superintendents, and curriculum leaders in Literacy Collaborative schools who have completed Principals' Academy I. Learn to use evaluation tools that will help you monitor progress in teaching and learning as you support implementation of Literacy Collaborative. Hands on use of these tools will be part of the school visit.

• Principals' Academy I & II 2013-14 Brochure and Registration Form — All prices are subject to change.

Professional Development (open to past and present Literacy Coaches)

• Primary Professional Development.
• Intermediate Professional Development

Professional Development (open to all schools)

• On-Site Professional Development (See below)
• District Level Support (See below)
• Single Site Visit (See below)

Comprehensive Literacy Framework - Begin your literacy professional development here!

June 19-21, 2013

Three days of intensive study to prepare educators to improve K-6 reading achievement. Instructional contexts include: interactive read aloud, guided reading, reading workshop and writing about reading. Still enrolling Primary teachers; Intermediate teachers' section is full.

• Professional Development brochure — All prices are subject to change.

Academy for Literacy Coaches

Academy for Literacy Coaches I: Columbus, OH: Sep. 18-20, Oct. 23-25, & Dec 2-3, 2013

Prepares individuals to coach teachers in reading, writing, and word study. Participants will learn how to work with teachers to help them become more effective in their classroom practice.

• Academy for Literacy Coaches
• Registration Form — All prices are subject to change.

Intermediate Institute

Columbus, OH: Check back for next offering

Increase the rigor in literacy instruction for intermediate students by engaging them in genre study. Using a workshop approach, they will use the info and understandings gained through exploring a genre as a reader to write their own effective, compelling pieces of narrative, expository, and persuasive texts.

Required Text: Genre Study: Teaching with Fiction & Nonfiction Books by Fountas and Pinnell (published by Heinemann)

• Registration Form — All prices are subject to change.

Leveled Literacy Intervention K-3 & 3-6

K-3 Columbus, OH: Brochure and Registration form — All prices are subject to change.

• Sep 16-18 & Oct 28-30, 2013

3-6 Columbus, OH: Brochure and Registration form — All prices are subject to change.

• Sep 11-13 & Oct 9-11, 2013

Literacy In The Content Area

Middle School - One Day

Columbus, OH: August 16, 2013

What do teachers in grades 6-8 need to know about teaching literacy in the content areas? How can the Common Core State Standards be integrated into my content area? Find out how to teach readers to read informational text strategically and support writers in creating written arguments and informative/explanatory texts that deepen their comprehension of content.

Please bring informational texts that you plan to share with your students with you.

Materials included: Strategies for Writing in the Social Studies Classroom by Kathleen Kopp (Maupin House, 2012) and Strategies for Writing in the Science Classroom by Kathleen Kopp (Maupin, 2011).

• Registration Form — All prices are subject to change.

Middle School Literacy Workshop

Columbus, OH

• August 1-2, 2013 9:00A-4:00P | Registration Form — All prices are subject to change.

Middle School Teachers will learn ways to increase the rigor in literacy instruction for Middle Schoolers by engaging them in a variety of reading and writing practices within a workshop approach designed just for students in grades 6-8. Readers delve deeply into the study of fiction and nonfiction texts. Then they will use their understandings of the craft of writing gained through genre study to write their own effective, compelling pieces of narrative, expository, and persuasive texts. Teachers will learn concepts to support content areas as well. This will be a “hands-on” interactive institute.

Genre Study: Teaching with Fiction and Nonfiction Books by Fountas & Pinnell (published by Heinemann) is a required text.

Online: Systematically Observing Literacy Teaching

Dates to be announced.

Would you like to support K-6 literacy teaching in your school with a systematic observation tool?

Learn how this rubric system can be used by administrators and literacy leaders to analyze and document change across specific instructional elements of comprehensive literacy teaching including Interactive Read Aloud, Guided Reading, Writer's Workshop and Teaching for Strategic Activity

• Professional Development brochure — All prices are subject to change.
• Registration Form — All prices are subject to change.

Primary Institute

Columbus, OH: August 1-2, 2013

Learn how to use theoretically-based, fundamental teaching practices to support readers and writers in an integrated, balanced approach to teaching literacy grades K-2 as related to the Common Core Standards. Videotaped teaching examples and interactive sessions will provide you with ideas to strengthen literacy learning starting the first day of school.

Required Text: Guiding K-3 Writers to Independence: The New Essentials

• Registration Form — All prices are subject to change.

Using Fountas & Pinnell's Continuum of Literacy Learning to Guide Teaching & Learning

October 17-18, 2013

Participants will investigate reading, writing, and word study behaviors and understandings. Video examples of teaching and engaging activities are designed to deepen current understandings about best practices while grounding observations in the Continuum of Literacy Learning.

• Professional Development brochure — All prices are subject to change.
• Registration Form — All prices are subject to change.

Guiding K-3 Writers to Independence: The New Essentials

Date: January 15, 2014

An intensive seminar to help teachers work effectively in developing independent writers. Participants will receive a professional book by Patricia Scharer, Gay Su Pinnell, and the literacy trainers at The Ohio State University.

• Guiding K-3 Writers to Independence: The New Essentials Brochure
• Registration Form — All prices are subject to change.

When Readers Struggle

When Readers Struggle: A Closer Look at Guided Reading

Date: January 16, 2014

Participants will learn how to move their readers through increasingly complex texts with ease by expanding their knowledge and craft of planning just-right book introductions, prompting and teaching for effective use of strategic actions and conducting comprehension conversations. Planning and note-taking guides that support teachers use and understanding of the reading behaviors outlined in Fountas and Pinnell's professional text Continuum of Literacy Learning PreK-2 will be introduced.

• Professional Development brochure — All prices are subject to change.
• Registration Form — All prices are subject to change.

KEEP BOOKS Workshop

KEEP BOOKS Workshops are offered periodically. Past participants have:

• Learned how to integrate KEEP BOOKS into a learning environment.
• Discovered how to establish a school/home book program with KEEP BOOKS.
• Found out how KEEP BOOKS can be matched with state standards and how they can be used to help children develop comprehension skills.

Please click here to be notified of future KEEP BOOKS workshop dates.

Professional Development

On-Site Professional Development is offered by The Ohio State University Literacy Collaborative staff. Our trainers have expertise in the following areas:

• Managed Independent Learning
• Transition across primary and intermediate levels
• Writing Assessment
• Reading for low progress students
• Coaching
• Word Study
• Interactive Writing
• Community Writing
• Literacy Collaborative Implementation
• Data Analysis/Content Area

The fee for On-Site Professional Development is $2,100 for a full day plus travel expenses. Attendance for the on-site event is limited to 50 participants. For more information on arranging On-Site Professional Development, please contact: Dr. Sonny Whitehead, Executive Director, Phone: 614-688-4977 Email: Sonny Whitehead

District Level Support

District Level Support will be designed and customized with careful consideration for the specific needs of a district. Services may include but are not limited to:

• Assessing data
• Site visits
• Presentations on reading/writing
• Literacy teaching
• Coaching support
• Designing an in-depth study on coaching

The fees for District Level Support are 10 days for $15,000 plus travel expenses. For more information on arranging District Level Support, please contact: Dr. Sonny Whitehead, Executive Director, Phone: 614-688-4977 Email: Sonny Whitehead

Single Site Visit

A primary or intermediate literacy expert will come to your site to work with appropriate personnel to help increase literacy achievement in your school/district. Site visit fee is $750/ day plus travel expenses. For more information on arranging Single Site Visits, please contact: Dr. Sonny Whitehead, Executive Director, Phone: 614-688-4977 Email: Sonny Whitehead