Early Childhood Language and Literacies: CLSD
Transforming Literacy Education for Today and Tomorrow
Teacher, Student, and Family Sense of Belonging
A Focus On…
Family and Community Literacies
Small Moves…Big Impact!
Kindergarten Readiness and Early Writing
EC CLSD Upcoming Events
Finishing Out Year 2…
2026 Fall Grant Activities
EC Fall Virtual Regroup
September 22, 2026
EC Fall DIAL 4
*August-September 2026
EC Fall Site Visits
*September-October 2026
Looking Ahead to Year 3…
2027 Spring Grant Activities
EC Spring Site Visits
*January-March 2027
EC Spring Virtual Regroup
February 9, 2027
EC Spring DIAL 4
*April-May 2027
EC CLSD Summer Institute
June 2nd-4th, 2027
EC Administrator Virtual Meeting
June 21, 2027
Information for Participating EC CLSD Schools
Participating EC CLSD Schools:
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s comprehensive literacy state development program receives one hundred percent of its funding through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.