FWISD Elementary Literacy The mission of the Elementary Literacy Department is to build a strong literacy foundation through the support and enhancement of literacy instruction and the empowerment of literacy professionals, thereby allowing all elementary school students to experience high educational success. Florida Center for Reading ResearchThe FCRR has 4 missions:
* To conduct basic research on reading, reading growth, reading assessment, and reading instruction that will contribute to the scientific knowledge of reading and benefit students in Florida and throughout the nation.
* To disseminate information about research-based practices related to literacy instruction and assessment for children in pre-school through 12th grade.
* To conduct applied research that will have an immediate impact on policy and practices related to literacy instruction in Florida.
* To provide technical assistance to Florida’s schools and to the State Department of Education for the improvement of literacy outcomes in students from pre-K through 12th grade. |