Show Me Literacies Collaborative

Supporting language and literacy development for Missouri learners, birth through college

Registration is open for the Summer Launch of Literacy Th@t Works, a source-based writing and inquiry-based reading professional learning program welcoming educators across all secondary disciplines from CLSD 2024 grant recipients schools in the state of Missouri. Participants will join us on July 30-31 at the Lodge of the Four Seasons in the Lake of the Ozarks.


Advancing literacy education and supporting teachers in Missouri

We are working to advance literacy education research and provide direct support and outreach to PreK-12 teachers and their students across the state of Missouri. The Collaborative includes literacy experts from the Missouri Writing Projects Network (UMSL, Mizzou and UCM) and the Missouri Language and Literacies Center at the University of Missouri.

Our Goals

Strengthen culturally sustaining pedagogies

Create a community of practice focused on language and literacy

Establish an environment supportive of literacy learning

Support teacher knowledge and implementation of research-based literacy practices

Early Childhood Language and Literacies

Show Me Literacies partners with Early Childhood Language and Literacies via the Missouri Language and Literacies Center (MLLC) to transform literacy education for today and tomorrow. 

Our Partnership with MWPN

The Missouri Writing Projects Network is a source of professional development for teachers around the state. Online and in-person events are available at each location.