Literacy

Provide educators with support in the development and implementation of effective instructional methods, assessments, and activities to improve the academic performance of students. Focuses on the use of structured, explicit reading instruction that supports the Science of Reading. These concepts include:

  • Phonological/phonemic awareness,
  • Phonics
  • Vocabulary
  • Fluency
  • Comprehension

Consultants are available in the following areas:

  • Literacy K-3: Support for teachers in K-3 grade levels
  • Literacy K-12: Support for teachers in K-12 grade levels
  • Literacy Instruction and Intervention
  • Dyslexia
  • LETRS: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling

Literacy Collaborative Group and Workshops

Literacy Collaborative Group

Date Workshop Title
October 3 Session 1
November 20 Session 2
January 31 Session 3 
March 19 Session 4
May 6 Session 5

Other Literacy Workshops

Date Workshop Title
July 11, 2024 Making Sense of Sound Walls
July 17-18, 2024 DESE Literacy Summit (Lake of the Ozarks)

Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS)

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LETRS is a professional development course that bridges deep, meaningful research into practical classroom success. LETRS provides educators with the background, depth of knowledge, and tools to teach language and literacy skills to every student. LETRS can be used regardless of the literacy program in use. This PD incorporates text, online, and face-to-face processing of the Science of Reading.

2024-2025 LETRS

LETRS Volume 1 - Cohort 1

Date Workshop Title
August 8, 2024 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Launch
September 4, 2024 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Unit 1
November 19, 2024 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Unit 2
January 30, 2025 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Unit 3
April 1, 2025 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 1 - Unit 4

LETRS Volume 1 - Cohort 2

Date Workshop Title
August 8, 2024 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Launch
September 17, 2024 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Unit 1
November 21, 2024 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Unit 2
February 5, 2025 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Unit 3
April 3, 2025 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 2 - Unit 4

LETRS Volume 1 - Cohort 3

Date Workshop Title
August 8, 2024 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Launch
September 24, 2024 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Unit 1
December 4, 2024 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Unit 2
February 25, 2025 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Unit 3
April 16, 2025 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 3 - Unit 4

Other Volume 1 Cohorts TBA, as needed.

LETRS Volume 2 - Cohort 1

Date Workshop Title
September 5, 2024 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 1 - Unit 5
November 20, 2024 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 1 - Unit 6
February 4, 2025 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 1 - Unit 7
April 2, 2025 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 1 - Unit 8

LETRS Volume 2 - Cohort 2

Date Workshop Title
September 18, 2024 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 2 - Unit 5
December 3, 2024 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 2 - Unit 6
February 6, 2025 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 2 - Unit 7
April 15, 2025 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 2 - Unit 8

LETRS Volume 2 - Cohort 3

Date Workshop Title
September 19, 2024 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 3 - Unit 5
December 5, 2024 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 3 - Unit 6
February 26, 2025 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 3 - Unit 7
April 17, 2025 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 3 - Unit 8

LETRS Volume 2 - Cohort 4

Date Workshop Title
September 26, 2024 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 4 - Unit 5
December 18, 2024 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 4 - Unit 6
March 4, 2025 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 4 - Unit 7
April 23, 2025 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 4 - Unit 8

LETRS Volume 2 - Cohort 5

Date Workshop Title
October 1, 2024 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 5 - Unit 5
January 8, 2025 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 5 - Unit 6
March 6, 2025 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 5 - Unit 7
April 29, 2025 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 5 - Unit 8

LETRS Volume 2 - Cohort 6

Date Workshop Title
October 8, 2024 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 6 - Unit 5
January 21, 2025 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 6 - Unit 6
March 19, 2025 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 6 - Unit 7
May 1, 2025 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 6 - Unit 8

LETRS Volume 2 - Cohort 7

Date Workshop Title
October 23, 2024 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 7 - Unit 5
January 23, 2025 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 7 - Unit 6
March 25, 2025 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 7 - Unit 7
May 7, 2025 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 7 - Unit 8

LETRS Volume 2 - Cohort 8

Date Workshop Title
October 30, 2024 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 8 - Unit 5
January 29, 2025 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 8 - Unit 6
March 27, 2025 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 8 - Unit 7
May 12, 2025 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 8 - Unit 8

LETRS for Early Childhood Educators - Cohort 1

Date Workshop Title
September 25, 2024 LETRS for Early Childhood Educators - Session 1
December 17, 2024 LETRS for Early Childhood Educators - Session 2
February 17, 2025 LETRS for Early Childhood Educators - Session 3

LETRS for Early Childhood Educators - Cohort 2

Date Workshop Title
October 21, 2024 LETRS for Early Childhood Educators - Session 1
January 22, 2025 LETRS for Early Childhood Educators - Session 2
March 20, 2025 LETRS for Early Childhood Educators - Session 3

2023-2024 LETRS

 

LETRS Volume 1 - Cohort 9

Date Workshop Title
September 6, 2023 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 9 - Launch
November 9, 2023 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 9 - Unit 1 - CANCELED
January 18, 2024 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 9 - Unit 2 - CANCELED
March 20, 2024 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 9 - Unit 3 - CANCELED
May 7, 2024 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 9 - Unit 4 - CANCELED

LETRS Volume 1 - Cohort 10

Date Workshop Title
September 6, 2023 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 10 - Launch
November 28, 2023 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 10 - Unit 1
January 23, 2024 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 10 - Unit 2
March 21, 2024 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 10 - Unit 3
May 8, 2024 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 10 - Unit 4

LETRS Volume 1 - Cohort 11

Date Workshop Title
September 6, 2023 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 11 - Launch
November 29, 2023 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 11 - Unit 1
January 25, 2024 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 11 - Unit 2
March 26, 2024 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 11 - Unit 3
May 9, 2024 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 11 - Unit 4

LETRS Volume 1 - Cohort 12

Date Workshop Title
September 6, 2023 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 12 - Launch
November 30, 2023 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 12 - Unit 1
February 6, 2024 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 12 - Unit 2
March 25, 2024 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 12 - Unit 3
May 10, 2024 LETRS Volume 1, Cohort 12 - Unit 4

 LETRS Volume 2 - Cohort 10

Date Workshop Title
September 20, 2023 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 10 - Unit 5
January 23, 2024 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 10 - Unit 6
March 21, 2024 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 10 - Unit 7
May 8, 2024 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 10 - Unit 8

LETRS Volume 2 - Cohort 11

Date Workshop Title
September 20, 2023 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 11 - Unit 5
January 25, 2024 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 11 - Unit 6
March 26, 2024 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 11 - Unit 7
May 9, 2024 LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 11 - Unit 8
 

Dyslexia

A minimum of 2 hours of PD is mandated for K-12 educators each year in the State of Missouri. Administrators and teachers are provided State guidance on the Dyslexia mandate, optimal screeners, characteristics of dyslexia, and evidence-based strategies to accommodate students with dyslexic characteristics. This training could be provided as a series, or a one-time session, and could be K-12, or segmented into diverse elementary and/or secondary.

English/Language Arts Resources

CONTACTS

Vicki Allgier
Literacy Coach
vallgier@semo.edu    
(573) 651-2622

Karen Engelen
K-3 Literacy Consultant
kengelen@semo.edu   
(573) 986-4992

Shannon Heisserer       
K-12 Literacy Consultant
sheisserer@semo.edu
(573) 651-2001

Cindy Rodgers
Literacy Instruction and Intervention Specialist
crodgers@semo.edu
(573) 651-2083
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Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
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