Literacy Collaborative schools offer Reading Recovery services as a safety net for at-risk children. A commitment is made to acquire materials that support a rich literacy environment. Parents are informed of the Literacy Collaborative program and are asked to offer active support at home. Individual and group assessments are administered each fall. Individual data are used to inform instruction.
Group data offer opportunities to look at trends over time and to look at groups in general.
The school based planning team in an Literacy Collaborative school is comprised of the school principal and faculty representing grade levels and programs present in the school. The team is responsible for the development of a school plan to implement and support Literacy Collaborative. They discuss and plan together ways to support the Literacy Collaborative program in order to raise literacy achievement in the school. Team members attend five full-day seminars where they learn about the Literacy Collaborative framework and its implementation. Team members complete tasks that allow them to experience elements of the Literacy Collaborative framework.