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Literacy consulting, training, & coaching tailored to your district’s unique needs.

Our hands-on professional development immerses educators in the Science of Reading and Structured Literacy approaches proven to improve reading and writing outcomes.

1. MTSS Systems & Instruction Audit

Our work begins with a collaborative dive into understanding your district. We listen to your schools’ unique challenges and opportunities taking into account the nuances of geography, demographics, and organizational culture. Our partnership starts with helping you evaluate current practices related to assessment, instruction, and intervention systems and consider an action plan for district-wide literacy improvement.

2. Teacher Training

Our in-person, online, and hybrid training provides teachers with immediately applicable classroom strategies, resources, and ongoing support. Educators build confidence in delivering high-quality literacy instruction that drives student achievement in reading and writing. We build teacher awareness of:

• Foundational literacy skill assessment and instruction
• Structured literacy lesson planning
• Data-driven decision making
• Effective intervention for struggling readers

3. Job-embedded Classroom Coaching

Our Structured Literacy Coaching model brings the professional learning cycle into the classroom with a focus on analyzing student data, setting goals, promoting research-based strategies, and following up until goals are met. Glean’s unique coaching approach is nationally renowned and bolsters teachers’ ability to create data-driven instruction while providing unparalleled social and emotional support to educators which increases confidence, effectiveness, and job satisfaction.

Read how about our founder’s journey, what lead Glean to become what it is today, and what this work truly means to us.