Across Wisconsin, school and district literacy leaders partner with Collaborative Classroom to support students from 4K through grades K–5 and beyond. Our programs help build strong foundations early and sustain growth, confidence, and academic success at every stage.
Explore the programs and success stories below to see how we collaborate with Wisconsin schools to help every learner thrive.
Collaborative Literacy
There’s an undeniable reciprocity between reading and writing. For this reason, Collaborative Literacy comprises two dynamic programs—Being a Reader™ and Being a Writer™.
While each program can be taught on its own, when used together as Collaborative Literacy, a deep connection between reading and writing is formed.
Being a Reader
Grounded in scientific reading research, Being a Reader teaches foundational skills and reading comprehension through whole-class, small-group, and individualized approaches, developing students as proficient, competent readers who love to read, learn from, and talk about books.
Being a Writer
Being a Writer is a research-based program that successfully integrates essential components of comprehensive writing instruction and explicit social skills development to foster students’ ability to communicate as writers and become responsible, caring members of the classroom community.
The Reading League Curriculum Navigation Report
The Reading League has published a Curriculum Navigation Report on Collaborative Literacy as an informational tool for curriculum decision makers to show how the program aligns with the science of reading. Visit The Reading League Compass to access the report.
SIPPS: Aligned Intervention
SIPPS is a research-based, systematic decoding program. Through daily lessons and applied reading practice, readers develop automaticity, fluency, and accuracy, enabling them to focus on comprehension.
SIPPS uses an accelerative structured literacy approach. In the program:
- Students are assessed and placed into differentiated small groups for targeted instruction and support.
- Explicit instructional routines focus on phonological/phonemic awareness, spelling-sound correspondences, and reading and encoding decodable and high-frequency words.
- Regular mastery tests allow teachers to monitor student progress and support their decision-making around pacing and reteaching.
Early Childhood Offerings
Every classroom is different. That’s why we offer flexible, play-rich early childhood solutions—from complete curricula to literacy programs and professional learning—designed to support joyful learning and strong outcomes.
What Wisconsin Educators are Saying
Belleville School District
Belleville School District in Wisconsin is ensuring every four-year-old is prepared to enter elementary school ready to thrive as a reader and writer by using the Pinecone Path curriculum in its 4K (4-Year-Old Kindergarten) classrooms.
Our 4K program has always been strong, but aligning instruction from 4K–5th grade is going to make an even stronger impact on our students and their learning.
–Melissa Riedel, Assistant Principal
Kosciuszko Elementary School, Cudahy
In this interview, the team at Kosciuszko Elementary School in Wisconsin speak about the shift to instruction based in the Science of Reading, share data, and explain how implementing SIPPS has helped their students.
SIPPS has been a game changer for our staff and students. It is the first intervention program with all the components needed to close the gap for our students.
–Candice Johnson, Reading Specialist
Friess Lake Elementary, Holy Hill Area School District
How the CC PAL App Enhanced a Collaborative Literacy Pilot in Wisconsin
I would recommend the CC PAL app. Based on the positive student engagement, the strong, integrated approach to reading and writing, and the ease of use, I believe CC PAL is a valuable resource for educators implementing Collaborative Literacy.
–Katie, Teacher
Whitewater Unified School District (WUSD)
In this joint interview we hear from Terilyn Robles, the Director of Teaching and Learning in the , paraprofessional Michelle Marshall, and their Collaborative Coach, Jill Kersh, about the impact that 1:1 personalized, curriculum-specific coaching has had on SIPPS® instruction and student growth.
Collaborative Coach provided our teachers and literacy paraprofessionals with a go-to, readily available expert. This was a huge support on a day-to-day basis.
–Terilyn Robles, Director of Teaching and Learning
Upcoming Events in Wisconsin
WFCCA’s Early Childhood Conference (Presenter & Exhibitor)
Meet Your Partner in Wisconsin:
Kari Steck
Seasoned educator Kari Steck supports our school, district, and community partners in Wisconsin. Send a message or use the calendar below to schedule time to discuss pilot opportunities, implementation planning, and more.