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Does investing in early literacy support actually yield outcomes? This article from the Indianapolis Recorder shares the most recent results from our partners at Adelante Schools. As one of our longest clients, we've watched this team do the work of understanding the research, investing in leaders and teachers, and using data to drive decision-making. And they've done it with a true commitment to their families and a burning belief that this work is the pathway to instructional equity. ✨ Congratulations to all the Adelante kids and families in Indianapolis! We can't wait to see what the next year brings. ✨ https://lnkd.in/eSKVNP_A

Our implementation support is designed to help leaders and their teams build the mindsets, skills, and systems to sustain a research-aligned reading ecosystem year after year. We celebrate the quick wins but know this work is about long-term capacity. ⚒ And we love it when our partners feel it too! Thanks for taking the time to give us feedback, Kelly. We've loved the chance to work alongside you and the team on behalf of kids and families in Indianapolis! Looking for a partner to build your team's reading system capacity? Learn more about our approach at: wearelit.org

We believe deliberate rest helps our team be their best. That means being their best for our partners and the kids and families they serve each year on our quest to ensure every kid, everywhere, is a reader. It's one reason we include 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘵: 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘓𝘦𝘴𝘴 by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang in our employee onboarding. And why we intentionally plan time away from airplanes and Zoom when our coaching schedules allow. Can't wait to see what our team crafts up next! #lifeatlit #deliberaterest #rest

We have a common refrain at Lit: we're coaches, not consultants. Our goal is to work alongside our system partners, building their confidence and skills so they can lead their reading ecosystem when we're no longer with them. Our goal isn't to prescribe answers but to build your ability to make decisions that are aligned to research and in the best interests of children and families. ✨ And we love it when our partners feel it too! ✨ Thanks for taking the time to fill out our partner survey, Megan, and for all you do for the children and families in Indianapolis. If you want to know more about how Lit's expert, side-by-side coaching can support your reading ecosystem transformation... drop us a line! 👉 wearelit.org

Today, Lit turns five years old. And Lit staff celebrated with a birthday party of great memories of Lit’s “childhood” and mug birthday cake. 🎂Here’s to the next five years of system transformation on the way to “every kid, everywhere a reader!” 🎉

✨ See to Believe✨ At Lit, we talk a lot about creating "see to believe" moments with our partners. Moments that help teams see and feel the impact of a change or practice before they have to implement it on their own. We use that same idea for our own professional learning. At a recent staff off-site, a tennis ball challenge helped us "see the believe" the impact of introducing small, measurable, incremental changes when pursuing improvement. (Similar to this activity shared online: https://lnkd.in/gQ_xAwQK) By introducing one change at a time and measuring the impact, we were able to move quickly pivot toward our goal. It didn't hurt that it was pretty fun too. #seetobelieve #lifeatlit

Turns out, nearly everything Edward Rangel says hits us right in the heart. Recording now up from Lit's "Notes from the Field" webinar featuring Eddie, Aleicha Ostler, and Amanda Cole. Play it back to hear about system-level change, the importance of unwavering commitment, and raising our expectations for what's possible. 📚 Watch the Recording: https://lnkd.in/e2y-8s7t

🏫 "And how to do it at scale." 🏫 Our ears perked up the moment we heard host Emily Hanford drop that line in the latest episode of the "Sold a Story" podcast. 🎧 In the half hour retrospective, she talked with researchers about how understanding the science of reading is only the start of the work: "... there are intense debates going on right now on social media and among teachers and researchers about the details of how to teach kids to read. And how to do it at scale. Because that’s the task here. Getting thousands of school districts to make the right kinds of changes so that millions of kids can become better readers. It’s a tall order." No one knows that order better than the leaders we work with each week to transform their systems. Join us Wednesday to hear their stories and reflections. 👇 bit.ly/lit-june12

We're not ones for spoilers but the words "cosmic urgency" did come up when we sat down with Edward Rangel, Aleicha Ostler, and Amanda Cole to talk about their work leading reading transformation. Curious how? Join us for, "Notes from the Field: Reflections from a Year of Reading Transformation" on June 12. 👉 http://bit.ly/lit-june12 #edwebinar #edleaders #education #literacy #elemschool #scienceofreading

We hear a lot of buzz about the science of reading, but what does it really take to 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 the science of reading? Join Lit’s first “Notes from the Field” webinar on June 12 to hear the stories of three leaders on the journey to redesign their reading ecosystems. Learn more and register now! 👉 http://bit.ly/lit-june12