Literacy Collaborative Training
Ensure positive literacy outcomes for every child in every classroom by partnering with Literacy Collaborative.
Literacy coach and lead literacy teacher training is held in-person at Lesley University and online through a combination of live, interactive sessions and on-demand learning.
Participants apply what they learn and receive job-embedded coaching from Lesley University faculty as part of their coursework.
- District & School Leaders
- Literacy Coaches & Teacher Leaders
- Classroom Teachers, Interventionists & Specialists
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Learn more about Literacy Collaborative
Literacy Coach In-Training &
Ongoing Professional Development Dates
Literacy Collaborative is a whole school systems design for improving literacy outcomes in your school/district. Literacy coaches/teacher leaders are trained to lead the effort in their schools in partnership with their principals and their literacy leadership team.
The literacy coaches/teacher leaders record videos of their teaching and coaching, and complete readings, case study assignments, and reflection papers. The literacy coach takes three 3-credit courses during the year and earns 9 graduate credits from Lesley University upon completion of the training.
EEDUC 6056: The Reading Process, Texts, and Teaching in Reading Workshop
This course will give you a deep understanding of theory and practice in the reading process and how children’s processing changes over time; an in-depth knowledge of the features of texts and characteristics of genre; an understanding of how to match texts to readers for effective teaching; and teaching within an organizational framework. We give attention to children who struggle and to children whose first language is not English.
EEDUC 6057: The Writing Process, Students as Learners, and Teaching in Writing Workshop
This course is designed to help you develop deep understandings of theory and practice in the writing process and how children develop as writers over time; the use of assessment to inform ongoing instruction; supporting learners through inquiry into genre, craft, and conventions of writing; and how to use an organizational framework for teaching in a writer’s workshop. We give attention to working with children who find literacy learning difficult and those whose first language is not English.
EEDUC 6051: Multiple Roles of the Literacy Coach
This course gives you the opportunity to develop theoretical knowledge and skills necessary to work as a literacy coach/teacher leader in your school. You’ll gain experience in how to develop and work with school literacy teams, plan and implement professional development sessions, and provide collegial coaching around the reading and writing processes and the implementation of reading, writing, and language/word study.
Dates for 2023 Literacy Collaborative Primary & Intermediate/Middle School Coaches In-Training
The first week of training for the 2023 cohort of Literacy Collaborative Primary and Intermediate/Middle School coaches begins August 7-11, 2023. It is highly recommended for coaches in-training to participate in-person at Lesley University during this week. Remaining dates will be facilitated virtually.
- August 7-11, 2023 (Week 1 is highly recommended for coach in-training to participate in-person at Lesley University)
- September 28-29, 2023
- October 30-31, 2023
- November 16-17, 2023
- December 18-19, 2023
- January 18-19, 2024
- February 15, 2024
- March 21-22, 2024
- May 2-3, 2024
All dates are subject to change.
Ongoing Professional Development for Literacy Collaborative is spread across five days. Coaches who have completed their first year of Literacy Collaborative training participate in Ongoing Professional Development.
Dates coming soon.
Interested in learning more about Literacy Collaborative? Schedule a meeting with one of our faculty trainers.
Early Literacy Success: Building Language, Sounds, and Print Knowledge in PreK (Webinar)
This session will focus on how to provide rich, engaging experiences with language, sounds, and print in the PreK classroom.
Quick Tips for Test Prep: Supporting Your Students for Success!
Are you working to support your students to excel on standardized tests? In this 2-day training, learn how to deepen students’ understanding of the demands of standardized tests so they can respond confidently and successfully!
The New Benchmark Assessment System 2.0 (System 2, Levels K-Z)
Join us for this two-day institute to learn how to use BAS 2.0 to pinpoint student proficiencies and needs, including word-solving, fluency, comprehension and writing about reading, and examining how to transition from assessment to instruction.