Mission Statement

The mission of the Collaborative Center for Literacy Development is to promote literacy and address the diverse needs of all learners through research and professional development.

Background

In 1998, the Kentucky General Assembly unanimously passed Senate Bill 186, which established the Collaborative Center for Literacy Development: Early Childhood through Adulthood (CCLD).  The CCLD is administered through the Council on Postsecondary Education and housed at the University of Kentucky.  The CCLD is a collaboration among the eight state universities and the National Center for Family Literacy.  Senate Bill 1, enacted in 2000, directed the CCLD to provide professional development for adult education instructors.  In the same year, House Bill 502 provided additional funding for the Reading Recovery Teacher Leader Training Program at the University of Kentucky.

Literacy is defined as "an individual's ability to read, write, speak in English, compute and solve problems at levels of proficiency necessary to function on the job, in the family of the individual, and in society."
—Workforce Investment Act of 1998

Purpose

CCLD is required to:

  • Conduct professional development and coaching for educators: early childhood through adulthood
  • Identify KRP Demonstration Sites
  • Assist districts located in areas with low reading skills
  • Develop a CCLD clearinghouse for research
  • Collaborate with public and private postsecondary institutions
  • Create a comprehensive research agenda.

CCLD is operated by the College of Education at the University of Kentucky.

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