by HILL for Literacy | Aug 16, 2019 | Education, Literacy, Reading
The Summer Institute for Literacy Leadership (SILL) is an innovative initiative that integrates coursework and practicum experiences designed to support the development of structured literacy practices that are critical for addressing weaknesses in reading.
by HILL for Literacy | May 12, 2016 | Featured, Newsletter, Reading
Our Blog The Latest News May 12, 2016 Featured | Newsletter | Reading Comments: 0 For the last three years, HILL for Literacy has been a partner in Connecticut’s K-3 Literacy Initiative (CK3LI) funded through legislation developed by the General Assembly’s...
by HILL for Literacy | Apr 11, 2013 | Education, Reading
As developing a teacher evaluation system becomes a mandate at the state level, administrators who are also conscientious educators strive to comply. It is, however, proving to be quite a challenge for them. I’m a literacy consultant and, for the past three years, I have been working in a district that just became a recipient of its state’s Race to the Top funds. District administrators are getting ready for the next school year by reviewing the teacher evaluation system designed by their state, which provides both formative and summative information on teacher performance.
by HILL for Literacy | Apr 19, 2012 | Education, Literacy, Reading
It was on my honeymoon in Costa Rica almost two years ago that I understood how to describe the work we do at the HILL. Each of us Facilitators would describe what the HILL does a little differently, but this is what I might say: We help schools and districts create...
by HILL for Literacy | Mar 28, 2012 | Education, Reading
Thanks to years of research, advocacy and all of your hard work, it seems that everyone is getting the message that our children need to be reading by the end of third grade.