Because of the importance of literacy as a building block for all learning, WestEd’s literacy services range across the education system and include students at all grades and achievement levels.
Our literacy services share a common goal: building teachers’ and school systems’ capacity to support high levels of student literacy and engagement.
Featured Services
Reading Apprenticeship® Academic Literacy Course: Curriculum & Teacher Training
Learn how to use the research-based Reading Apprenticeship approach to help your ninth graders become more powerful readers.
English Language and Literacy Acceleration (ELLA)
ELLA is a research-based professional development program that improves academic literacy instruction for pre-K through 8th grade students.
Additional Services
Community College Faculty Seminars in Reading Apprenticeship®
These seminars introduce community college faculty to our evidence-based Reading Apprenticeship framework.
Leadership Institutes in Reading Apprenticeship®: Middle and High School Focus
Learn how to lead professional development in Reading Apprenticeship — a research-driven framework that helps adolescents become successful readers and writers.
Making Sense of SCIENCE™
Learn how to implement Understanding Science professional development courses in your school, district, local education agency, university, or school reform organization.
Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL) Building the Base Institute: Literacy
Learn literacy-specific applications of Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL) practices for promoting academic language development and content knowledge in secondary school classrooms where English learners and non-English learners all benefit.
Reading Apprenticeship®: Bay Area Professional Development Series
This research-based seminar series helps school teams implement and adapt Reading Apprenticeship approaches in their content area classes.
Reading Apprenticeship® Online for Community College Instructors
Reading Apprenticeship® professional development is now available online for community college instructors.
Teacher Institute in Reading Apprenticeship®: Middle and High School Focus
Our researchers help cross-disciplinary middle and high school teachers, instructional leaders, and community college instructors learn to implement Reading Apprenticeship in their schools.
The Map of Standards for English Learners Workshop
This workshop introduces to California teachers simple, practical ways to address English language development and English language arts standards.