Literacy Support Services

LITERACY SUPPORT SERVICES

These offerings are available through InDistrict Services. For details, contact Gretchen Cipriano, CESA #11 ISPD Director, at [email protected].

CESA #11's Literacy Support Service is dedicated to secondary teachers who want their content to stick with students beyond a class period. We advocate for and provide engagement strategies, digital tools and research-based activities that can be applied immediately into your classroom. We strive to support you with activities that scaffold evaluation and critical thinking through

strong literacy integration. We are here to help you make this happen in your classrooms.

2023-24 Event Schedule

Nov. 7

2023

High School Content

Middle School Content

6-12 Content

ELA and Content Area Partnerships (Face-to-Face) - This workshop will focus on creating partnerships between ELA and other content area teachers in a grade level/building/district to establish and use common reading and writing strategies with their students to increase student learning and achievement. CANCELLED

Nov. 29

2023

Evidence-Based Writing Strategies for Middle School (Virtual) - In this workshop, teachers will review strategies for teaching text dependent analysis using evidence-based writing strategies specific for middle school students. Flyer

Dec. 1

2023

Practical Strategies for Understanding the PreACT and ACT Reading Passages (Face-to-Face) - This workshop will support high school LDA and content-area teachers with key vocabulary and frameworks to help students learn specific strategies to read and understand each type of passage. Flyer

Jan. 17

2024

Artificial Intelligence in the ELA Classroom (virtual) -More information coming soon

Feb. 21

2024

Engaging Middle & High School Students in Reading & Writing (Face-to-Face) - More information coming soon

Apr. 10

2024

Culturally & Historically Responsive Practices in the the ELA Classroom (Virtual) - More information coming soon

TESTIMONIAL

"THE CESA #11 LITERACY SUPPORT SERVICE HAS BEEN A LIFESAVER FOR ME. AS THE READING SPECIALIST FOR OUR DISTRICT, IT IS BENEFICIAL TO HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT OF THIS TEAM TO HELP GUIDE OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SECONDARY LITERACY PROGRAMS. RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, AND LITERACY GOALS ARE ALL THE FOREFRONT OF THIS SERVICE. THANKS TO THE LITERACY SUPPORT SERVICE AT CESA #11, OUR DISTRICT IS ON THE ROAD TO ENHANCED STUDENT LEARNING IN SECONDARY LITERACY."

- Tracey Fall, Clayton School District Reading Specialist and Title I Coordinator