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Literacy Initiative
literacy logoThe Literacy Initiative joins the Connecticut State Department of Education in the commitment to a balanced approach to literacy instruction in order for all students, including students with disabilities and students at-risk, to develop the proficiency, confidence, and fluency in reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and thinking needed to meet the literacy demands of the 21st century.

This commitment is realized through continuous collaborative efforts with State Department of Education consultants from the Bureaus of Program and Teacher Evaluation; School, Family, and Community Partnerships; Early Childhood Education and Social Services; and Special Education and Pupil Services, endeavoring to plan a statewide, comprehensive approach to professional development with regard to literacy.

PROMPTS TO SUPPORT EARLY LITERACY

Marie Clay's Reading Recovery prompts (1993) are the basis for the following heirarchy of prompts compiled by a group of Reading Recovery trained teachers. The higher the prompt, the less information the teacher provides to the student (minimal scaffolding); the lower the prompt, the more information the teacher provides to the student (maximum scaffolding).

Clay, Marie (1993). Reading Recovery A Handbook For Teachers in Training. Portsmouth: Heinemann Education.

For more information, please contact:

SERC Consultants: Janet Zarchen, (860)632-1485 ext. 376, or Ivelise Velazquez, (860)632-1485 ext. 376

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updated 03/24/2005