A CLI Coach’s most powerful role is to raise teachers’ expectations for their students and themselves. Recently, a Chicago CLI Coach finished demonstrating a small group lesson with a second grade class and was astounded to see that the class’s teacher, Ms.
What Principals Are Saying About CLI
We’re just going to come right out and say it, Principals like Children’s Literacy Initiative’s impact on teachers, school culture and their own professional development.
In June 2014, CLI surveyed principals who had received CLI coaching services during the 2013-2014 school year. They were asked to reflect on the impact their work with CLI had on the teachers within their building, the overall culture of the school, and their own professional growth.
CLI Impacts Student’s Early Reading Skills
When Luiz walked into the classroom that morning he didn’t know it was going to be the day he would read his first book. Laura, the CLI Professional Developer and Rose, the kindergarten teacher, had been working on getting the students to build their reading stamina using sight words, familiar poetry and leveled texts.
CLI Helps Teachers Increase Student Literacy Achievement
An intensive investment providing Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) Model School services to second grade teachers in two Chicago elementary schools paid off in higher levels of student reading proficiency on the Northwest Education Association Measure of Academic Progress for Primary Grades (NWEA MPG) standardized test.
Why reading? Why third grade? Why CLI?
“Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) is a non-profit that works with teachers to transform instruction so that children can become powerful readers, writers and thinkers.”
This is why we come to work every day – a core belief that the cornerstone of
Getting the ABC’s of learning to read with the Children’s Literacy Initiative
September 2, 2014 CLI’s new executive director, Dr. Joel Zarrow, PhD, was recently introduced to Philadelphia educators, board members and city officials at its Market St. offices. Zarrow made sure his audience understood his commitment to bringing kids in grades K-3 up to “snuff” and grade level when it comes to reading and writing. View Article
A message from Executive Director Joel Zarrow, PhD: “This, I Believe”
In my first several weeks as Executive Director of Children’s Literacy Initiative, I have had the opportunity to introduce myself to a lot of new people. It is important to me to convey aspects of myself that aren’t necessarily apparent from my resume or some surreptitious Google search that we might do when we want to find out about the new person joining the team.
Children’s Literacy Initiative Names New Executive Director to Drive an Expanded Vision
April 11, 2014, Philadelphia, PA – With an organizational focus clearly fixed upon raising its profile within targeted groups of key, national, decision-makers, the Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI), which trains teachers to achieve literacy education for children in high-poverty, high-minority school districts, by the third grade, today announced that it has completed an intensive national search for a new executive director, and has named Joel Zarrow, Ph.D. to the position.
Dr.
Children’s Literacy Initiative Names New Board Chair, Launches National Executive Director Search
Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) announces the election of Christine S. Beck as chair of its board. The organization has also launched a national search to identify a new executive director to succeed Kelly Hunter, Ed.D, who has accepted a position as Director of Early Development and Learning Resources for the State of Delaware.
Early Literacy Campaign Gains Momentum in Philadelphia
CLI is proud to note that the Philadelphia Early Literacy Campaign continues to grow and impact the schools and children that need us most.
In Philadelphia during the 2013-14 school year, CLI is working with 56 schools and over 400 teachers. These teachers will collectively attend 155 Professional Development Events, including workshops and seminars, and will receive over 6,300 coaching hours from CLI Professional Developer coaches.
CLI will send more than 26,000 books to over 10,000 students in the Philadelphia region.