Reading and Language Arts Task Force
In 1999, the Department established a voluntary leadership team, the Reading and Language Arts Task Force, to raise reading awareness among providers and policy makers, improve assessment processes, and enhance instruction. The task force has fostered strategic inroads to improve teaching practices among teachers of adult learners. In addition, the task force has introduced research supported professional development, compiled a teacher-directed reading resource manual and helped to develop numerous reading workshops. In 2006, Connecticut SDE in partnership with the Reading and Language Arts Task Force and the Adult Training and Development Network began implementation of a statewide professional development initiative modeled after the U.S. Department of Education's STudent Achievement in Reading (STAR) project by launching the “STAR Reading Institute” (register online).
2007-2008 Reading & Language Arts Task Force
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