How Do I Create a Mission and Vision for Literacy?

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Reaching the stage of creating a Mission and Vision dedicated to the Science of Reading and Structured Literacy is quite an achievement. Setting the right mission and vision and supporting with continuous reinforcement can be one of the most important aspects of achieving real literacy change. This page exists to help you accomplish your goal. Below you will find some options for moving forward:

  1. Start with a Checklist - This checklist has key steps to design a literacy mission/vision with embedded resources also found in context below.

  2. Five Essential Questions - We provide some additional documents and questions to help you move forward.

  3. Get Examples - We have linked some great examples to consider.

  4. Talk about it - Find a Community Forum specifically discussing issues related to organizing a comprehensive literacy plan.

  5. Get Background Research - If you are here, you should be committed to the Science of Reading, but still want to link to key research which is reflected in the mission.

  6. Find Experts and Working Groups - Everyone needs a coach and we link coaching, consulting and working group/community opportunities below.

Start with our Checklist!

Five Essential Questions

How do I get started?

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We suggest you start with our checklist of the things you want to consider when getting started on creating a literacy mission and vision.

How do I build awareness?

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You will need to build awareness that your organization is creating a mission and vision to build understanding and create buy-in. This document on shared beliefs can get you started.

How do I assess readiness?

3

While creating a literacy mission is key, doing so before an organization is ready can lead to limited impact. Review this readiness checklist to see if it is time to jump in.

How do I implement with integrity and fidelity?

4

As you develop your mission and vision, insuring coherence is critical and this rubric will help you ensure impact follows its creation.

How do I sustain, measure, and recalibrate?

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You can reach us anytime via our contact page or email. We aim to respond quickly—usually within one business day.

Get Examples of SOR Mission and Visions for Literacy

Submit an Literacy Mission/Vision for Sharing

Talk About It

Join the Comprehensive Literacy Plan Community Discussion on how to organize your plan!

Get Research and Resources

  • LETRS for Administrators

    LETRS® for Administrators enables leaders to effectively support educators as they engage in the LETRS course of study and work to implement the learnings in their classrooms.

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  • It's Possible

    This book provides school leaders with the systems and structures needed to implement quality literacy instruction.

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  • The Reading League

    Effective school leaders can have a significant impact on student success. In order to make this happen, they are responsible for a wide range of decisions, one of the most important of which is ensuring that evidence-aligned reading instruction is present in their schools.

    Go Here

  • Platinum

    Pathways to Literacy Leadership is an online professional development experience for district leaders and administrators seeking to create an organizational vision for effective literacy instruction.

    Go Here

Moderators

This Problem of Practice is moderated by Matt Hunter, EdD.