California Reading & Literature Project

The California Reading & Literature Project (CRLP) offers professional learning in Reading and Literacy, focusing on educators as both learners and leaders. This ensures that ALL students in California receive high-quality, rigorous, and comprehensive literacy instruction that meets their individual needs. We strive to be a community of educators working together to reimagine literacy practices for a better world.

CRLP accomplishes this by: 

• Linking universities, schools, and districts together in collaborative partnerships to improve teaching and learning with professional development designed to meet district needs.

• Supporting teachers in the effective use of newly adopted, standards-based instructional materials.

• Creating a statewide pool of expert teacher leaders and university scholars to conduct action research projects in order to translate California's educational policies and priorities into sound classroom practices to improve student achievement in Pre-K through 12th grade classrooms. 

• Developing teachers' content knowledge and expanding their teaching strategies (guided by state-adopted frameworks, content standards, and the science of reading) through summer and academic-year institutes and professional development programs.

• Focusing on English language development to prepare all students to meet or exceed academic content standards in the subject areas.