
2024 Montana Reads Literacy Grant
The Office of Public Instruction is excited to be among 23 states awarded the Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant, a highly competitive grant designed to foster a robust literacy program. This grant aims to enhance literacy skills—including pre-literacy, reading, and writing—for children from birth through grade 12, with a focus on supporting disadvantaged children, including those living in poverty, English learners, and children with disabilities. To improve literacy outcomes, the initiative will provide professional development in the science of reading and in implementation science to help schools sustain effective literacy instruction.
The project’s goals are to:
- Identify and support districts serving the highest percentages of disadvantaged students, building their capacity to accelerate literacy outcomes.
- Increase the number of disadvantaged students taught by skilled educators trained to deliver and sustain research-based reading instruction.
- Strengthen both State and local educational systems to provide and implement high-quality, evidence-based literacy instruction.