February 6th, 2025 - Due to severe weather, GPAEA Ottumwa, Fairfield, and Burlington offices will open at 10 AM.  The GPAEA Albia office is closed.

Literacy services provide professional learning and coaching of instructional approaches in reading, writing, speaking, and listening for K-12 students. These efforts are designed to build a school learning community engaged in studying and promoting growth and student achievement in literacy.


Elementary & Secondary Services

  • Instructional Time/Opportunities
  • Standards and The Enacted Curriculum
  • Instructional Practices
  • Instructional Materials
  • Assessment for Learning
  • Collaborative Literacy Support
  • Instructional Practices - Reading and Writing in ALL Disciplinary Areas
  • LETRS Training
  • LETRS for Early Childhood Educators
  • Comprehensive Intervention Model (CIM) (requires Reading Recovery within the district and minimum two-semester commitment).

Resources

Important contacts

Staff Directory
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Amanda Evans

Literacy Consultant

641-682-8591 Email Amanda Evans
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Melissa Kissell

Literacy Consultant

641-682-8591 Email Melissa Kissell
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Brita Oyen

Literacy Consultant

641-682-8591 Email Brita Oyen
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Amy Thacher

Literacy Consultant

641-682-8591 Email Amy Thacher
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Kara Veach

Literacy Consultant

641-682-8591 Email Kara Veach