The Advisory Council on Literacy was created by Act 28 of 2021 and was designed to advise the Agency of Education, the State Board of Education, and the General Assembly on how to improve proficiency outcomes in literacy for students in prekindergarten through grade 12 and how to sustain those outcomes.
Please send questions and public comment for the Advisory Council on Literacy to Chair Gwen Carmolli - gwen.carmolli@colchestersd.org.
- Report of the Advisory Council on Literacy - 2021
- Report of the Advisory Council on Literacy - 2022
- Report of the Advisory Council on Literacy - 2023
- Report of the Advisory Council on Literacy - 2024
- Advisory Council on Literacy Recommendations 2021-2024
- Memo: Literacy Professional Development Modules and Learning Management System
Agency of Education Update for the Advisory Council on Literacy - Slide Deck - Sept. 14, 2022
AOE Literacy Resources
- English Language Arts and Literacy Resource Roadmap
- Early Literacy in Vermont: Findings from the Vermont Educator Preparation Program Course Syllabi Review
- Annotated Guide for Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in K Through 3rd Grade
- Annotated Guide for Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School
- Annotated Guide for Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4-9
- Annotated Guide for Improving Reading Comprehension in K through 3rd Grade
- Annotated Guide for Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices
- Defining Literacy – A Brief Discussion
- Defining Literacy – Research Excerpts
- Glossary of Literacy Terms
- Literacy and the Smarter Balanced Statewide Summative Assessment System - Executive Summary
- The Relationship Between Reading Enjoyment and Proficiency
Local Literacy Plan Resource
- The Vermont Literacy Playbook: An Implementation Guide for System Leaders to Improve Student Literacy Learning
- Local Literacy Plan Template
- A Blueprint for Early Literacy Comprehensive System of Services PreK Through Third Grade
AOE Council Presentations
- Act 28 Advisory Council - An Overview of the Early MTSS and VTmtss Frameworks - February 8, 2023, Questions and Answers
- Agency of Education Update for the Advisory Council on Literacy on Implementation of Act 28 - Slide Deck - March 8, 2023
- Act 28 Literacy Council Data Presentation: Questions and Answers Follow-Up
- Agency of Education Update for the Advisory Council on Literacy - Slide Deck - Sept. 14, 2022
- An Overview of the Early MTSS and VTmtss Framework (Presentation)
- Blueprint for Early Literacy Comprehensive System of Services, PreK Through Third Grade (Presentation)
- Review of National and Statewide Summative Assessment Data for English Language Arts (Presentation)
- Agency of Education Update for the Advisory Council on Literacy - September 13, 2023
- 2023 Vermont Comprehensive Assessment Program Overview - AOE Presentation
- Act 28 Literacy Council VT Comprehensive Assessment Program Data Presentation
- AOE Update to the Advisory Council on Literacy - Slide Deck