Center for Reading Recovery and Literacy Collaborative

Improving Teaching and Classroom Literacy from Kindergarten through 8th Grade

The Lesley University Center for Reading Recovery & Literacy Collaborative can transform children's academic lives and shape educators' careers. Directed by author and literacy expert, Irene Fountas, the Center offers a variety of effective, research-based professional development opportunities for educators in school districts around the world. The Center's professional development offerings range from school- and district-wide interventions to individual institutes and workshops.

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Offerings

The Center for Reading Recovery & Literacy Collaborative provides professional development for educators of all levels, from graduate students to school administrators. Click on the appropriate link below to see what upcoming literacy events and trainings might be of interest to you:  

Mission Statement

The mission of the Lesley University Center for Reading Recovery and Literacy Collaborative is to assure the successful literacy achievement of every child.

To achieve its mission the Center:

• collaborates with educators within school communities and other interested parties to make available to all children the most effective literacy programs with documented results
• provides leadership in research, development, training and ongoing support of high quality comprehensive literacy programs in elementary and middle schools in the United States
• works in partnership with an international network of universities committed to the most effective literacy programs, including Reading Recovery and Literacy Collaborative