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
2026 Fall Grant Activities
Fall Pop-Up Virtual PD Sessions
*3rd Wednesday of every month
October 21, 2026 (4:00-5:00 p.m.)
November 18, 2026 (4:00-5:00 p.m.)
Spring Pop-Up Virtual PD Sessions
*3rd Wednesday of every month
January 20, 2027 (4:00-5:00 p.m.)
February 17, 2027 (4:00-5:00 p.m.)
March 17, 2027 (4:00-5:00 p.m.)
April 21, 2027 (4:00-5:00 p.m.)
Spring Peer Observation Dates
February-May 2027
Dates TBA
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
Fall Peer Observation Dates
November 4, 2026
November 5, 2026
November 12, 2026
November 18, 2026
December 2, 2026
EC Administrator Virtual Meeting
June 21, 2027
EC CLSD Summer Institute
June 2-4th, 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.