CPS Literacy @CPSLiteracy
Department of Literacy for Chicago Public Schools. We serve the families in the city of Chicago by providing high quality literacy tools and engagement. Chicago Joined October 2017-
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📚✨ This Labor Day, we also kick off #NationalLiteracyMonth! ✨📚 We celebrate the power of reading & writing to open doors and create brighter futures. Join us all September as we uplift literacy across our schools & communities. 🌟 #CPSReads #ThisIsLiteracy #Chicagoreads
✨📚✏️ This summer, DoL + teachers came together to learn, grow & prepare for an amazing year! Through PL, educators deepened expertise & explored new ways to support every reader + writer. Now in week 2 of SY26, we’re excited to see how this comes to life in the classroom!
🎉 Wishing CPS staff and families a happy first week of school! This week Literacy Content Specialists were at Schutz HS and Spry, Mays, Jamieson, Ruiz, and Coleman ESs supporting #BackToSchool. SY26 is underway 🚧 and we're ready to share our love of reading! #ThisisLiteracy
From hallways buzzing with the excitement of a new school year to students diving into English Language Arts in Ms. Smith’s 2nd-grade class and Ms. Conneely’s 7th-grade class, @WeRise2Soar Falcons are soaring to new heights this year! 📚🦅✨ #TheBestAreWithCPS
Skyline Professional Learning Unit Internalization📚 CPS educators are diving into Skyline curriculum with hands-on learning and collaboration! By digging deeply into their upcoming unit, educators leave ready — and inspired — with a head start on their planning. @CPSLiteracy
Ending the week reflecting on this week's 👉🏾Success 2029: PK–12 Vision for Advanced Literacy 👈🏾, highlighting our commitments to ✅Every Student, ✅Every School, and ✅Every Community. #ThisIsLiteracy #WeAreLiteracy #everycommunity #everyschool #everystudent
Look at all of these smiling faces! The Department of Literacy team showing up strong for the morning session of the Success 2029: PK–12 Vision for Advanced Literacy Virtual Launch. @TandL_CPS #ThisIsLiteracy #TeamLit
Dr. Jane Fleming, Director of the Department of Literacy at CPS, walking us through the Success 2029: PK–12 Vision for Advanced Literacy in our morning session. So much work done since 2019 and more to do for the next five years! #ThisIsLiteracy #WeAreLiteracy @ChiPubSchools
Thank you CEdO Chkoumbova for joining us at the virtual launch of the Success 2029: PK–12 Vision for Advanced Literacy #ThisIsLiteracy @ChiPubSchools. We truly appreciate your leadership and support of Literacy and CPS students!
📚✨ As National Poetry Month comes to a close, we celebrate the voices of our students, teachers, and community who brought words to life. From classroom readings to student-written verses, poetry reminded us that language has the power to inspire, connect, and uplift. #poetry
📣 Calling all CPS families! Today's National Kindergarten Day! We're proud to celebrate our amazing kinder teachers and all the hard work they do to support our youngest learners 🎉📚! Share your favorite kindergarten memories using #CPSLiteracy and #NationalKindergartenDay
📚✨ The Teacher Advisory Council came together to reflect on the collective CPS Literacy Vision 2.0 and shared valuable insights on the six emerging commitments shaping the future of literacy in our district. Their voices are helping to drive meaningful change for all learners!
We piloted our #LiteracyAmbassador program with @Matherhs & @MClarkEagles, connecting community to a 12th-grade Skyline unit on activism. Chicago poet & CPS grad @HaroldGreen led a workshop on odes, sharing his work with students. Check it out!! #ThisIsLiteracy @TandL_CPS
Happy first day of #womenshistorymonth! 🩵
A peek into Ms. Sherburn's class @Matherhs 🏫--> For 3 weeks, students worked through the writing process to create a final presentation, connecting to the 12th grade Skyline ELA unit on activists, as part of the ✨Literacy Ambassador program✨
Re-sharing some great picture book options in honor of #BlackHistoryMonth and beyond
Re-sharing some great picture book options in honor of #BlackHistoryMonth and beyond
Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at WITS! Read our list of unique Valentines children's books at the link below: ow.ly/L4nc50V0qEH
Happy Valentine's Day from the Department of Literacy! Yesterday was a lot of fun celebrating Galentine's Day sharing our favorite books and why we love them ♥️
Coretta Scott King Awards Recognize African American Authors and Illustrators of 10 Outstanding Books | ALA Youth Media Awards 2025 #BlackHistoryMonth hubs.la/Q035Vr8r0
Book recommendation of the day: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn @tracydeonn. You can find this book at your local #library 📚 #BlackHistoryMonth2025 #booktwt

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