What is involved for Classroom Teachers in Literacy Collaborative?
Implement the language and literacy framework. Regularly collect assessment data on student progress. Participate in an initial course that involves forty hours of classes, usually held outside the school day and scheduled over one year. Continue to participate in ongoing professional development and other study opportunities after the course has been completed. Discuss with Literacy Coordinator and their colleagues about their teaching on a continuing basis. Videotape and analyze their teaching as they become more familiar with the approach. Engage in ongoing individual learning as the need and opportunity arise. How is the university involved? The university provides extensive staff development beginning with the Literacy Coordinator and followed by Literacy Teams at both the school and university sites. Becoming a Literacy Collaborative school is a long-term process and a continued partnership is essential. During the first two foundation years, Lesley University guided Hall’s liter
