How We Support Schools

The Transformational Teaching Model is a research-based approach focused on empowering educators to meet the diverse needs of today’s learners. At its core, the model focuses on developing teacher knowledge and expertise to enable all students to reach their full potential in literacy.

We believe that teachers are the most powerful agents of change in education. When equipped with a deep understanding of literacy development, learning theory, instructional practices, and responsive teaching strategies, they can transform outcomes for every learner.

How We Align with The Reading Brain

The brain learns to read by building connections among language, cognition, knowledge, emotion, and print. Effective literacy instruction develops and strengthens all these systems over time. How the above article aligns with the Comprehensive Literacy Model: Supports the Active View of Reading: Reading is a network of language, cognition, knowledge, motivation, and executive functioning, not just decoding (although this is important). Validates a Language Phase: Background k

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Comprehensive Literacy Learning Network
September 24 and November 10, 2026, and February 16 and April 27, 2027
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Summer Institute 2027
June 23-24, 2027
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Elevating Teachers' Professional Knowledge to Ensure Success for All Students Across the Grade Levels

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Carla Soffos

Carla Soffos is an esteemed literacy coach, educator, and author with over 40 years of experience in elementary and literacy education. She currently serves as a Clinical Literacy Coach, where she specializes in training literacy coaches and specialists in the Comprehensive Intervention Model (CIM).

As a co-author alongside Dr. Linda Dorn and Dr. Adria Klein, Carla has penned influential professional texts such as:

Shaping Literate Minds: Developing Self-Regulated Learners
Teaching for Deep Comprehension: A Reading Workshop Approach
The Comprehensive Intervention Model: Nurturing Self-Regulated Readers Through Responsive Teaching

Her work emphasizes evidence-based practices, self-regulated learning, and literacy coaching. With decades of practical experience—from classroom teaching to district-wide coaching—Carla has dedicated her career to empowering teachers and transforming literacy outcomes for young learners.

csoffos@conwaycorp.net