Partnering with The Reading League

Transform Literacy Outcomes with a Trusted Professional Learning Partner

Build the knowledge, leadership, and implementation capacity needed to turn evidence-aligned literacy practices into lasting classroom change.

Knowledge Is Only the Beginning

Advancing literacy starts with understanding the science of reading – but meaningful change happens when educators have the knowledge, support, and confidence to put research into practice.

That’s where The Reading League comes in.

We partner with schools and districts to transform research into sustainable instructional practice that improves reading outcomes for students.

Let’s Talk About Your School System

Tell us a little about your goals. A member of The Reading League’s Professional Learning team will follow up to learn more about your school system and explore how we can support your work.

Why Schools Choose The Reading League

Schools partner with The Reading League because we bring together:

Deep expertise in the science of reading
National leadership in literacy
Experience supporting implementation across diverse school systems
Research-informed professional learning

Practical understanding of curriculum that includes making connections between professional learning and your curricular materials
Customized learning plans and a multi-year collaboration to ensure success within your unique context
A commitment to building lasting educator knowledge and systems change—not dependence on outside consultants

See What’s Possible

The Reading League's support has been instrumental in refining our literacy instruction. We are seeing measurable gains in student reading proficiency.

Assistant Superintendent, Watertown School District
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Ready to Make Lasting Change?

Whether you’re just beginning your journey or deep into your implementation of evidence-aligned reading instruction, The Reading League will partner with you every step of the way.

Connect with the Team

When implementation feels harder than expected, you don’t have to figure it out alone.

School systems partner with The Reading League when they want more than a workshop—they want a trusted partner who understands the complexities of improving literacy outcomes. Together, we build educator knowledge, strengthen instructional practice, and support lasting systems change.

Knowledge Building

Interactive learning experiences that deepen understanding of the science of reading across grade levels.
Offered virtually, in person, or in hybrid formats to fit your team’s needs.
Led by knowledgeable facilitators who connect research to real classroom practice.

Implementation Support

Side-by-side coaching, modeling, and feedback to help educators turn new learning into action.
Designed to align with district and school literacy goals.
Focused on building confidence, consistency, and measurable instructional change.

Sustained Collaboration

Multi-year partnerships that integrate professional learning, coaching, and leadership development.
Flexible design: engage in a single offering or a comprehensive partnership.
Builds internal capacity for evidence-aligned literacy instruction that endures.

Educators deserve professional learning that honors their expertise and challenges them to grow. At The Reading League, we design experiences that are interactive, flexible, and firmly grounded in the science of reading. When educators possess the right knowledge and support, they can transform outcomes for their students.

Marisa Ramirez Stukey, Ph.D. Chief Academic Officer, The Reading League

Every educator deserves the knowledge and support to teach reading with confidence.

Every student deserves evidence-aligned literacy instruction.

Let’s build both—together.

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Frequently Asked Questions

FAQs for School and District Leaders
School systems come to The Reading League (TRL) when they’re navigating real implementation challenges and are moving beyond awareness of the science of reading to coherent, confident classroom practice in an aligned system. Below are the questions school and district leaders ask most often when considering a partnership with us.

WHAT A PARTNERSHIP INCLUDES

How does a partnership typically begin?

Every partnership opens with a session for leaders, led by our expert team, all of whom have experience implementing the science of reading and the science of learning in schools. This session builds leaders’ knowledge of evidence-aligned literacy instruction and creates space to ask questions about implementing that learning effectively in your specific setting. We support not just individual educators but the systems around them, helping schools and districts build the structures, routines, and shared understanding needed for lasting, system-level change. From there, professional learning sessions follow a flexible scope and sequence, customized to your school or district.

What ongoing support do we receive after that first session?

After each professional learning session, districts receive a follow-up virtual hour with our science of reading experts to support implementation of what was just learned. This looks different for each school but always includes resources that school leaders can use immediately to continue their learning. Examples of support our current school partners ask us for are one-on-one virtual meetings to work through implementation challenges and members of our team joining staff or PLC meetings as needs arise throughout the year.

How is our assessment data used?

We collect de-identified reading assessment data from partner schools. This gives your district leaders in-depth analysis of where students stand and allows us to tailor our professional learning to your school or district’s specific needs rather than offering a one-size-fits-all program.

WHAT MAKES THE READING LEAGUE DIFFERENT

Does The Reading League sell curriculum programs or assessments?

No, we do not sell curriculum programs or assessments — and this is one of the most significant differences between TRL and other providers. Instead, we leverage our Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines in our work, drawing on the research to illuminate where programs are strong or where they need to be bolstered. TRL is curriculum-neutral and focused on building educator and leader knowledge to effectively use their current curricular materials or to become critical, confident consumers of the curriculum marketplace.

Does a partnership include coaching for our teachers?

Not directly. Our partnerships provide support, including coaching, for your leaders and instructional coaches rather than TRL staff coaching classroom teachers one-on-one. The goal is to build lasting capacity within your own team.

EXPERTISE YOU CAN TRUST

Who leads our sessions and consulting hours?

Our science of reading experts bring authentic experience in implementing the science of reading as educators, coaches, and school leaders. They are supported and trained by The Reading League’s national literacy leadership, which uses a proven approach informed by work with districts across the country.

Is The Reading League’s professional learning endorsed or reviewed by any third parties?

Yes. As a Rivet Education–approved professional learning provider, The Reading League offers a unique approach to curriculum adoption that builds educator and leader knowledge while guiding teams through an evidence-aligned process for evaluating and selecting high-quality instructional materials, including:

Curriculum Adoption Support: a comprehensive, evidence-aligned professional learning series that builds educator and leader capacity to evaluate, select, and adopt high-quality instructional materials using tools such as our Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines and Curriculum Navigation Reports.
Knowledge-Building Sessions: targeted professional learning that deepens educator knowledge of the science of reading and its instructional implications, with sessions focused on areas such as comprehension, language and vocabulary, phonics, and advanced word study.
Customized Implementation Support: flexible learning and consultation designed to help schools and districts connect evidence, instructional materials, and local priorities to strengthen literacy instruction and support effective implementation.