The Project for Adolescent Literacy (PAL) is a teacher-centered initiative designed to build awareness around, and solutions for, older students who are not yet reading at grade level.

For Wyoming Teachers

The network aims to:

  • Identify effective materials, curricula, instructional strategies, and supportive policies
  • Highlight stories of educators and students who have made meaningful progress
  • Build a community of practice focused on what works in adolescent literacy

  • Middle and high school educators from any content area.
  • Interventionists, reading specialists, and others supporting adolescent readers.

  • Regular email updates with research, resources, and success stories.
  • Monthly Zoom meetings to learn together and share what’s working.

For Wyoming Schools

The PAL Local Action Accelerator offers schools a year‑long opportunity to:

  • Strengthen schoolwide foundational literacy practices.
  • Deepen understanding of research and evidence‑based instruction.
  • Examine local challenges and design responsive solutions.
  • Build leadership capacity among teachers and school leaders.
  • Ensure students access grade‑level content with integrated reading support.

  • Centers on educator‑led, evidence‑based practices
  • Ensures students receive grade‑level content plus the reading support they need throughout the school day

  • An expert coach to support goal‑setting, data analysis, and professional development planning
  • Monthly virtual meetings to compare progress, celebrate successes, and problem‑solve common challenges
  • No cost to schools; stipends provided for teacher leaders

  • Middle and high schools committed to a teacher‑led, evidence‑based, schoolwide approach to improving reading for all students

Contact
Dr. Claudia Ladd

CLSD Language and Literacy Director

Educators