School Improvement in Maryland
The Maryland Model for School Readiness
Staff Development Syllabus

Language and Literacy
Developed Spring 2001

The Maryland Model for School Readiness (MMSR) is a school readiness framework designed to support teachers to improve assessment and instruction that support young children's readiness for school. In order to implement the MMSR effectively, teachers of young children receive intensive staff development.

This two-day workshop has been created as an MMSR Literacy Summer Institute that is being funded by the Reading Excellence Act. The focus is on the revised Maryland Model for School Readiness (MMSR) Language Development Outcomes and Indicators. The modules are designed to provide participants with the most current early literacy research and strategies for appropriate literacy instruction.

Module I
The outcomes of the Language and Literacy Module I are:

  • Understanding MMSR Outcomes and Indicators for language development and their relationship to local curriculum exceptions and the WSS Performance Indicators.
  • Developing successful instructional and assessment strategies related to promoting children's language development.
  • Developing learning experiences that promote literacy.
  • Identifying the components of an effective daily schedule to infuse literacy throughout the curriculum.
  • Developing strategies for designing effective literacy centers for promoting language.

    Module II
    The outcomes for the Language and Literacy Module II are:

  • Understanding how young children learn how to read and write
  • Developing strategies for differentiated instruction.