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Compass Literacy Pathways
2026-2027 School Year
District Literacy Leads Community of Practice
Thursday, September 24th from 1-3:00 P.M. Zoom Link
Thursday, November 19th from 1-3:00 P.M. Zoom Link
Thursday, February 18th from 1-3:00 P.M. Zoom Link
Thursday, April 22nd from 1-3:00 P.M. Zoom Link
Instructional Coaching for Literacy Community of Practice
Wednesday, October 7th from 9-11:00 A.M. Zoom Link
Wednesday, January 6th from 9-11:00 A.M. Zoom Link
Wednesday, March 3rd from 9-11:00 A.M. Zoom Link
Wednesday, May 5th from 9-11:00 A.M. Zoom Link
NESC Local Literacy Plan Aligned Support
NESC is offering support to help districts move their Local Literacy Plans from planning to implementation. These opportunities are designed to help district literacy teams strengthen their systems, align literacy practices with the READ Act and Minnesota ELA Standards, and identify meaningful next steps based on local needs.
Join us on October 29th from 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. at the Northeast Service Cooperative for this learning opportunity.
We invite you to explore the flyer and register using this link:Local Literacy Plan Aligned Support
Secondary Literacy Workshop Series: Creation to Implementation
Secondary Literacy Workshop Series: Creation to Implementation
The Regional Literacy Network is pleased to announce the return of the Secondary Literacy Workshop Series: Creation to Implementation. This series will support districts in responding to READ Act literacy screening data and planning for systemwide secondary literacy implementation grounded in evidence-based practices and MnMTSS structures.
To support districts at different stages of Secondary READ Act implementation, we are offering two workshop series:
Beginning Secondary READ Act Implementation
Virtual sessions from 9:00 am-2:00 pm
October 19th, 2026, December 3rd, and January 27th
Workshop #1: Using your screening data to make adjustments to Tier 1 Instruction. Communication: Beginning Secondary Workshop-10.19.26
Deepening Secondary READ Act Implementation.
Virtual sessions from 9:00 am-2:00 pm
November 10th, January 14th, and February 23rd
Workshop #1: Provide support and guidance for further development of tiered response to READ Act literacy screening data.
Communication: Deepening Secondary READ Act Implementation-11.10.26
Paraprofessional Structured Literacy
The Paraprofessional Structured Literacy Training (PSLT) was developed in service of meeting the MN READ Act goal of, “Every child reading at or above grade level every year, beginning in kindergarten, and to support multilingual learners and students receiving special education services in achieving their individualized reading goals in order to meet grade-level benchmarks.” In 2025-26, the Regional Literacy Network (RLN) created and implemented the PSLT across the state with the goal of training all paraprofessionals to meet the legislated June 30, 2026 deadline.
PSLT Content
Session #1: Reading Frameworks (2 hrs.)
Session #2: Phonemic Awareness (2 hrs.)
Session #3: Phonics (2 hrs.)
Session #4: Vocabulary and Comprehension (2 hrs.)
Paraprofessional Structured Literacy Training (PSLT) Schedule for 2026-27 School Year
The RLN will continue to support PSLT throughout the 2026-27 school year. Options for participation include:
Option #1: District Trainer - A school district may choose to use a district designated trainer to deliver the PSLT. A district trainer must have completed the PSLT Train the Trainer (TtT) sessions (2 days, in person) provided by the Regional Literacy Network (RLN). Trainers must be licensed educators with expertise in literacy who serve as the District Literacy Lead, Local Certified Facilitator, and/or are in a leadership role specific to literacy (eg: instructional coach, Title I teacher, curriculum director). All trainers must have completed one of the three professional development programs approved for teachers through the Minnesota READ Act.
Dates: Thursday, October 22 and Friday, October 23
Time: 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. each day
Attendance: Participants must attend both days.
Location: BrightWorks (located inside the Bethel Anderson Center)
2 Pine Tree Drive
Arden Hills, MN 55112
Register for the Para Structured Literacy: Train-the-Trainer Session
Option #2: Virtual PSLT - The Regional Literacy Network (RLN) will continue to support the Paraprofessional Structured Literacy Training during the 2026-27 school year. Please review this 2026-27 PSLT document for details, including a summary of the content, options for participation, and dates, times, and registration links for virtual sessions.
Option #3: District-wide Live Sessions - If a district or a region has a significant number of paraprofessionals that need to complete the PSLT, live sessions may be offered either at a district site, or at a regional service coop. Contact your Regional Literacy Lead for additional information.
State Literacy Pathways
LIT15: Creating a District Adopted Literacy Scope and Sequence (Sequential)
In this pathway, district instructional leadership teams will explore tools for drafting (or improving) their documented literacy scope and sequence. Participants will practice bundling standards and benchmarks, aligning bundles to their curriculum, and developing a pacing guide. All sessions are virtual from 9:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. Dates offered: Sept. 17th, Nov. 5th, and Feb. 11th. Registration
LIT16: Sustaining a District Literacy Scope and Sequence (Sequential)
The purpose of this pathway is to strengthen and plan to sustain an existing scope and sequence for literacy learning.
District instructional leadership teams will perform a gap analysis to identify needs for supplementing or adapting
their high quality tier 1 literacy curriculum. Then, they will consider how the supplemented and adapted scope and sequence can
guide instructional planning for units and lessons across sites and grade levels. Finally, district teams will explore local work processes to ensure that materials, tasks, assessments, and scaffolds align with the progression of skills in the ELA standards and benchmarks documented in their scope and sequence. All sessions are virtual from 9:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. Dates offered: Dec.2nd, March 3rd, and May 26th Registration
LIT17: Designing Connected and Cumulative Literacy Instruction (Systematic)
The Systematic aspect of Structured Literacy means instruction is planned, intentional, and organized, with clear objectives and consistent routines. Instruction is aligned to the ELA standards which are skills based and increase in complexity from K-12 (See
Sequential). District instructional leadership teams use the ELA learning progressions to ensure a systematic increase in complexity across grades that aligns vertically with state standards. This approach reduces ambiguity and ensures that skills are taught and reinforced in a predictable way. All sessions are virtual from 9:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. Dates offered: Sept. 23rd, Dec. 10th, and March 11th Registration
LIT18: Designing Learner-Centered Literacy Instruction (Systematic)
This pathway equips educators to design literacy instruction that accelerates learning through targeted scaffolds, responsive differentiation within a common sequence, and intentional reinforcement and cumulative review. Participants will leave with practical strategies for planning connected, grade‐level literacy experiences that support all learners’ access, retention, and extension of essential skills. All sessions are virtual from 9:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. Dates offered: Nov. 18th, Feb. 24th, and May 20th Registration
LIT19: Delivering Responsive Literacy Instruction (Explicit)
Explicit instruction is a systematic, intentional approach that makes learning clear and accessible for all students. New skills are taught
through clear explanation, purposeful modeling, guided practice, and opportunities for independent application. Instruction is organized,
precise, and transparent, ensuring students understand what they are learning, why it matters, and how to apply it.
All sessions are virtual from 9:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. Dates offered: Oct. 8th,Jan. 7th, and April 8th Registration
LIT21: Supporting Diagnostic Literacy Instruction (Diagnostic)
Diagnostic teaching is an adaptive, data-informed approach to instruction that continuously uses assessment insights to guide what is
taught, how it is taught, and what follows for each learner. It draws on multiple sources of evidence—formal and informal, formative and summative—to determine how well students have learned content and to adjust instruction for support or acceleration.
All sessions are virtual from 9:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. Dates offered: Oct. 22nd, Feb. 25th, and May 13th Registration
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