Customized Literacy Solutions
At CAREI, we provide school districts with customized support to strengthen literacy outcomes. Our approach integrates the implementation of:
- Evidence-based literacy practices
- Standards
- Professional development
- High-quality curriculum
Within a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) — all tailored to meet the diverse needs of your students and educators.
We work alongside district leaders to strengthen school systems that support effective literacy instruction at every level. Through a comprehensive, collaborative approach, we design and refine the structures, processes, and supports that lead to sustainable, system-wide improvement. Our services include:
- Strategic consultation to align district goals and implementation plans with evidence-based literacy practices
- Technical assistance to support data-based decision making for continuous improvement
- Embedded coaching to build instructional capacity and ensure long-term success
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Example of services offered
Tailored to the needs of your school, leadership team, district, or consortia of schools, CAREI provides comprehensive consultation services designed to enhance literacy outcomes. Our offerings include:
- Strategic planning and review: We work with you to develop strategic plans and review the implementation of evidence-based literacy practices to ensure they are effectively integrated into your school system.
- Support structures: We design and implement structures of support that maximize instructional time and lead to greater efficiencies within your school system.
- Expert advice and recommendations: Offering advice, analysis, and recommendations based on a deep understanding of your needs or situation. Our consultants evaluate your current state, provide expert insight, and propose solutions.
At CAREI, we provide technical assistance in education, a systematic and collaborative approach that enhances teaching and learning outcomes by exchanging knowledge, skills, and resources between experts and educators. Our comprehensive support helps schools and districts tackle specific and technical challenges, empowering them to achieve their literacy goals through:
- Problem resolution: We offer tailored guidance and practical solutions for your unique challenges.
- Strategic planning and implementation: We identify and prioritize issues, analyze root causes, set clear goals, and create detailed implementation plans with specific actions, strategies, and resources.
- Ongoing support and evaluation: We conduct regular check-ins to monitor progress, ensure fidelity of implementation, and assess the impact on student learning and outcomes.
At CAREI, we offer coaching services designed to build the capacity of instructional leaders and teachers, ensuring effective literacy instruction across your school or district. Our coaching services include:
- Leadership development: We provide coaching for instructional leaders to improve their school system and increase their capacity to support and guide teachers in implementing evidence-based literacy practices.
- Teacher coaching: Our experienced coaches work directly with teachers to improve their fidelity to evidence-based literacy practices using a well-defined coaching service delivery model that focuses on changes to adult behavior.
- Professional growth: We support the continuous professional growth of educators through personalized coaching sessions that address specific needs and goals around implementation of structured literacy practices.
- Sustainable practices: Our coaching focuses on developing sustainable practices that lead to long-term success and improved literacy outcomes for all students.
CAREI offers the following for literacy training, curriculum, and intervention
CAREIALL - Training
A comprehensive professional development course designed to support educators in operationalizing structured literacy in their classrooms.
Functional Phonics+Morphology - Tier 1 Curriculum
A comprehensive, evidence-based phonics curriculum which follows a logical progression of phonics based skills from simple to complex for building reading and spelling skills.
PRESS: Path to Reading Excellence in School Sites - Tier 2 Intervention
Developed by the Minnesota Center for Reading Research at the University of Minnesota, PRESS is a framework for literacy achievement in grades K-5 within a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) or response to intervention (RTI) context.