Empowering Customized Literacy Solutions for Pennsylvania

Keys to Literacy is proud to become your literacy partner.  KTL has the experience, knowledge, and organizational capacity to provide comprehensive literacy professional learning and coaching solutions for educators and leaders

Comprehensive Literacy Solutions:

Aligned with the Science of Reading – Keys to Literacy offers a comprehensive list of literacy professional learning and coaching.

  • MTSS Implementation
  • Instructional Leadership Coaching
  • Evidence-based professional learning for PK-Grade 12 educators
  • Implementation coaching for PK-Grade 12 educators
  • Pre-Service Educator Training
  • Certified Facilitator Training

Implementation Support:

  • MTSS Implementation
      • Literacy audits and implementation coaching
      • Tailored intervention strategies for struggling readers
  • High-Quality Professional Learning
      • Comprehensive literacy programs (K-12): Beginning Reading, Comprehension, Vocabulary, Early & Content Writing
      • Customized pathways based on literacy needs
  • Literacy Coaching for Teachers & Leaders (K-12)
      • Build internal capacity with our Certified Facilitator Program
      • Sustainable, job-embedded coaching support
  • Higher Education Partnerships
    • Science of Reading training for faculty and pre-service teachers

Our Services:

We offer a range of services to support impactful literacy work, including evidence-based professional learning and coaching for PreK–12 educators, comprehensive literacy audits, leadership institutes, and coaching for school and district leaders.

Want to empower your team?  Lead with Literacy!  Our Certified Facilitator Training builds local capacity by equipping district and regional leaders to deliver Keys to Literacy courses with fidelity and impact.

Together, we help establish the knowledge, systems, and structures needed to drive sustainable, data-informed literacy improvement grounded in high-quality professional learning.

Keys to Beginning Reading

This course provides a complete foundation of reading instruction, including oral language skills.  Keys to Beginning Reading is an accredited teacher training program by the International Dyslexia Association (IDA).

Keys to Early Writing

This course develops essential writing skills through explicit instruction, assisting in providing a strong foundation. 

The Key Comprehension Routine - Grades 4-12

This course provides instructional routines geared toward comprehension strategies that support and impact listening and reading comprehension in any subject area.

The Key Vocabulary Routine - Grades 4-12

This course provides instructional routines geared toward vocabulary in any subject area that support students with evidence-based strategies such as selecting words to teach in-depth, using context and word parts, and promoting word consciousness.

Keys to Content Writing

This course provides research-based teaching strategies for writing instruction that can be easily integrated into content areas, writing curricula, or published programs. In addition, KCW provides high-leverage strategies for writing within standardized assessments.

Advanced Word Study: Grade 4 and Beyond

This course provides instructional practices for teaching advanced word study skills that combine knowledge about both the sound-spelling correspondences and the meaning units (morphemes) that make up most English words.  

Take the Next Step

Let’s partner to build a sustainable foundation for literacy success.

Keys to Literacy Knows The Research

Systems, Structures and the Science of Reading are the key ingredients in all highly-performing schools.

Keys to Literacy will engage with your school or district to support building leaders, instructional coaches, and/or lead teachers to understand evidence-based practices, diagnose the current state of instruction within classrooms, and establish an effective literacy plan that is built on content knowledge and data to increase student achievement in literacy.

Implementation Schools

We partner with schools and districts across the country to help create high performing systems of learning. These partnerships are called, “implementation or laboratory schools”.

Literacy Evaluations

Keys to Literacy is one of the few literacy consulting groups that provides a comprehensive literacy audit for schools and districts.
 

Leadership Coaching

Our mission is to transform low- or under-performing schools into high-achieving, self-sustaining educational systems of excellence.

Leadership Institute & Professional Learning

Systems, Structures and the Science of Reading are the key ingredients in all highly-performing schools.

Our professional learning courses are available in various formats:

Certified Facilitator Training

Join our network of literacy leaders by becoming a certified Keys to Literacy facilitator.  Support educators in your district or region with high-quality professional learning in evidence-based literacy practices.

 

  • What You Will Gain:
    • Deep knowledge of Keys to Literacy content
    • Skills to deliver effective PD and coaching
    • Ongoing support and resources from our team
  • Benefits:
    • Build internal capacity for sustainable literacy improvement
    • Customize training to meet local needs
  • Who Should Become Certified:
    • Idea for: District or school-based literacy leaders, regional education service agency staff, coaches, and experienced educators
  • Programs Available for Certification:
    • The Key Comprehension Routine
    • The Key Vocabulary Routine
    • Keys to Content Writing
    • Keys to Beginning Reading
    • Keys to Early Writing

Why Choose Keys to Literacy:

Partner with Keys to Literacy to bring proven, Science of Reading-aligned practices into your classrooms.  Our expert-led, practical courses and training are designed to empower educators and drive real results.  Let’s work together to elevate literacy outcomes – starting today!

Contact our team to learn how we can partner together.

Let’s partner for student success!  From professional learning tailored for PreK-Grade 12 educators to leadership development that strengthens systems and structures, we offer practical, evidence-based training that drives results for all learners.

Contact us today to explore how we can collaborate.

ACCESSING KEYS TO LITERACY PD DURING SCHOOL CLOSURES

We are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and the impact on our employees and the schools where we provide professional development.

During this time period when onsite, face-to-face training and coaching is not possible, we offer multiple options for accessing our literacy PD content and instructional practices.

If you are a current or new partner, explore our website or contact us to learn more about:

info@keystoliteracy.com
978-948-8511