Literacy Mindset Builds Teacher Capability that Improves Reading Outcomes
Knowing the theory is not enough.
Literacy Mindset bridges the gap between research and results by building instructional capability through deliberate practice, targeted feedback, and structured reflection. We strengthen effective classroom decision-making, so evidence-aligned instruction is executed with the right moves, at the right moment, for the right student to improve reading outcomes.
Bridging the Gap Between Research and Results
Teaching literacy is a human-centered, clinical practice that requires more than understanding the research. Educators must interpret student responses and make critical instructional decisions in real time, yet traditional professional development rarely equips educators with the instructional capabilities needed for effective classroom instruction.
Literacy Mindset turns research into classroom performance. We prioritize instructional judgment over simple content exposure. Our practice-based cycles help educators apply evidence-based literacy science reliably in real classrooms.
Through the Literacy Mindset approach, educators:
Translate evidence into the right instructional moves, in the moment, based on student responses.
Strengthen instructional judgment through repeated cycles of simulated practice and classroom-based rehearsal.
Build practice-ready capability that is observable in instruction and linked to improved student literacy outcomes.
The Literacy Mindset Systems Solution
We build classroom capability through an integrated, three-part model. Today, our core offering includes in-person professional learning and practice-based application, supported by early CoPilot tools. Next, we will expand digital support to sustain practice, feedback, and reflection between sessions and scale across more classrooms.
In-person Professional Learning
Facilitated sessions that establish shared understanding, model evidence-aligned instruction, and ground learning in authentic classroom practice.
Practice-based Application
Structured opportunities for educators to rehearse critical instructional decisions and refine instructional judgment through deliberate practice.
Digital-Enabled Support
Persistent access to CoPilot tools for guided reflection and rehearsal that help evidence-aligned instruction take hold as a durable capability in real classrooms.
The Literacy Mindset Three Sciences Framework
Our framework guides what to teach, how students learn, and which instructional moves matter most, so educators can make strong decisions in the moment.
Learning Science | The "How"
Creating the learning conditions that help students acquire and retain reading skills, including attention, memory, motivation, and practice that leads to transfer.
Instructional Science | The "Which"
Selecting and sequencing explicit routines, practice, and feedback based on student responses so instruction is accurate, responsive, and efficient.
Literacy Science | The "What"
Grounding instruction in the evidence base for skilled reading, including foundational skills and language comprehension, so teachers know what to teach and why it matters.
Together, these sciences inform what to teach, how to teach it, and when to adapt based on student responses.
Built by Leaders in Practice-based Literacy Learning
Literacy Mindset is built by educators and researchers who have designed and scaled evidence-aligned professional learning systems. Dr. Paige C. Pullen, Co-Founder and Chief Learning Officer, previously led the design of literacy initiatives that informed nearly $700M in state-level investments and supported more than 40,000 educators. That experience shapes our focus on practice-based learning, targeted feedback, and sustained support beyond one-time training.
For leaders, this means a practical system that builds instructional capability and improves reading outcomes.
