Supporting Innovation in Wyoming Schools
Keys to Literacy partners with schools and districts to deliver high-impact literacy professional learning and leadership support grounded in the Science of Reading.
Our Services:
We offer a range of services including PK-12 evidence-aligned professional learning and coaching for educators; comprehensive literacy audits and literacy leadership training & coaching; and partnerships with institutions of higher education. Together we can help you create the knowledge, systems, and structures required to support critical literacy work.
Literacy Audits
Comprehensive Literacy Audits; Systems & Structures for Implementation of MTSS.
Professional Learning
PK-Grade 12 Literacy PD & Coaching, Certified Facilitator Training
Instructional Leadership
Literacy Leadership Institutes & Coaching
Higher Education
Innovative Partnerships with Institutions of Higher Education
Take the Next Step
Let’s explore how Keys to Literacy can support your Wyoming Language and Literacy Plan Priorities.
What Makes Us Different?
- We don’t offer one-size-fits-all PD. We meet schools where they are, whether you’re launching a new school, scaling what works, or turning around underperformance. Our programs are built by experienced school leaders who know how to align daily instruction to big-picture literacy goals.
- 95% reading proficiency at Matthews Elementary after 3 years
- #13 in Missouri for ELA growth in rural New Madrid County
- “Highest literacy benchmark entry levels ever” in Adams 14 (CO)
Aligned with Wyoming’s CLSD Priorities
The Wyoming Language and Literacy Plan (WLLP) outlines six statewide priorities. Keys to Literacy offers professional development and coaching aligned with each:
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- Strengthen Literacy Leadership
→ Leadership Institutes, Literacy Audits, and implementation coaching for principals and instructional teams - Scale HQIM
→ PD that complements and strengthens the use of high-quality instructional materials in reading and writing - Strengthen Tier 1 Instruction
→ Teacher training focused on evidence-based instructional routines and daily classroom application - Elevate Pre-K Literacy
→ Keys to Emergent Literacy for early educators, grounded in oral language, print awareness, and vocabulary - Increase Adolescent Literacy & Interventions
→ Targeted strategies and routines through our Adolescent Literacy course and Key Comprehension Routine - Raise Literacy Outcomes in Improvement Schools
→ Turnkey professional learning paired with coaching and support to build internal capacity and accelerate results
- Strengthen Literacy Leadership
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What Makes Us Different?
We don’t offer one-size-fits-all PL. We meet schools where they are, whether you’re increasing instructional leadership, strengthening Tier 1 instruction, scaling HQIM, or supporting turnaround efforts in priority schools. Our programs are designed by former principals, teachers, and literacy experts who understand the real challenges Wyoming educators face.
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- 95% reading proficiency at Matthews Elementary after 3 years
- #13 in Missouri for ELA growth in rural New Madrid County
- “Highest literacy benchmark entry levels ever” in Adams 14 (CO)
We’ve partnered with schools like yours to deliver lasting, measurable results:
- Matthews Elementary (MO): From 10% to 95% proficiency in 3rd-grade reading—school removed from Focus status in 3 years
- New Madrid County (MO): #13 in statewide ELA growth across 534 districts
- Adams 14 (CO): Highest district-wide benchmark scores after one year of Keys to Literacy partnership
- Thorp Elementary (WI): Risk of reading failure dropped from 65% to 41% after literacy audit and implementation
Wyoming’s CLSD plan (Component 6) also highlights our founder Joan Sedita’s Writing Rope, emphasizing the importance of weaving together all strands of skilled writing, something we support through our Keys to Early Writing and Keys to Content Writing courses.
Contact our team to learn how we can partner together.
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