Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant

CLSD Funding for Evidence-Based Literacy Resources

Schools and districts in many states are able to secure funding for evidence-based literacy resources through a Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) grant application.

CLSD grants support pre-literacy skills, reading, and writing for children from birth through grade 12, including children living in poverty, multilingual learners, and children with disabilities.

How CLSD Grants Are Distributed

Each awarded state will subgrant at least 95% of funds to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) in 5-year grants. Applicants with greater numbers or percentages of disadvantaged children must be prioritized. States’ distribution of grant funds must conform to the following:

• 15% of funds to serve children from birth through age five
• 40% for students in grades K–5
• 40% for students in grades 6–12, with an equitable distribution between middle and high schools

How Our Resources Align with CLSD Priorities

Collaborative Classroom’s effective, evidence-based literacy programs and professional learning support children from birth through grade 12 and address key priorities for successful Comprehensive Literacy State Development grants, such as:

• Aligned instruction for students transitioning from preschool to kindergarten and from kindergarten to early grades
• Promote strong foundational literacy skills that support early literacy success
• Accelerate striving readers in grades 4–12 by addressing gaps in foundational skills
• Promote educational equity and adequacy in resources and opportunity for underserved students in elementary school

Learn how our resources align with Comprehensive Literacy State Development grant goals and support successful the development of literacy skills from early childhood through grade 12.

Core Reading, K–5

Being A Reader: Comprehensive Reading Instruction

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Intervention, K–12

SIPPS: Foundational Skills Mastery with a Structured-Literacy Approach

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Core Writing, K–5

Being a Writer: Comprehensive Instruction in a Supportive Writing Community

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Supplemental Small-Group Reading, K–2

Being a Reader Small-Group Sets: Essential, Targeted Instruction

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Early Literacy, Preschool, and Pre-K

SEEDS of Learning: Ensuring Early Literacy Success for Children Ages 3–5

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