Harnessing the power of professional learning and collaboration to promote student LIteracy growth and wellbeing

 Welcome to Connected Literacy Consultants

We Listen, Validate & Inspire

Connected Literacy Consultants offer professional development which empowers teachers to provide instruction that engages student learners and improves academic achievement. We listen to and validate what teachers know while inspiring them to learn more. This creates unity around hot educational topics that impact districts today. We also help districts to stay abreast of the latest research and trends in the field, and make it digestible and applicable for school communities.

Training That Gets Results Without Breaking The Bank

CLC works with the curriculum you have by offering customized professional learning experiences to meet your district’s goals and school’s needs. We offer step-by-step action plans detailing how to reach your goals and track your progress. And we craft workshops that are designed to bring teams together to address students’ needs, while lifting morale.

Resources To Put Your Best Self Forward

Reconnect to the reasons you decided to become an educator, and receive support that leaves you feeling seen and heard on your professional path. Break through outside pressures, cultivate trust in yourself and your teachers, and re-align with your true north: the children in front of you.

 The Lay of the Land

Professional Development that is Refreshingly Personal

CLC workshops are not your average PD. Krista and her team engage, energize, and inspire teachers and school stakeholders through their TEAM approach to professional learning. We facilitate workshops that build a shared mission and vision for student success and wellbeing.

  • Choose a Topic

    Sample workshop topics include, but are not limited to:

    • Science Based Reading & Writing Instruction

    • Small Group Work in Reading & Writing

    • Differentiating Instruction

    • Word Study (phonemic awareness, phonics, spelling and vocabulary)

    • Curriculum Planning and Development

    • Analyzing Assessment Data

    • Mindfulness, Meditation & Yoga

  • Professional Learning Options

    1. In-person or virtual workshops

    2. One on one, small group teacher support

    3. Curriculum writing, planning and development

  • Who We Work With

    We work with whole buildings K-12, grade level and department teams, and individual teachers and administrators.

Client Stories

Hear from our past clients firsthand

Because sometimes you have to see it to believe it. Read through some of our past client relationships to see how we’ve helped educators improve engagement, reduce burnout and sort through noise to grow their curriculum.

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Meet Krista Senatore

Your In-House Expert

Hi I’m Krista. I am a literacy consultant and teacher. I take pride in providing professional learning experiences that are joyful and inspire teachers to collaborate and teach lessons that result in students’ academic growth. 

I’m on a mission to empower teachers to harness their expertise and passion to nurture their students. Connecting with students, colleagues, and the school community are essential; but the most important connection is the one teachers have with themselves. I am devoted to teacher wellness because when teachers feel a sense of wellbeing and joy, the entire classroom community benefits.

A Little About Me

  • Teacher

    I have been teaching for 22 years so I am no stranger to shifts in the field. Balanced literacy, Science of Reading, you name it. I served as a classroom teacher, literacy specialist and literacy coach for Grades K-12 in urban and rural settings. My mission is to help teachers and districts make sense of it all while keeping their students’ needs front and center.

  • Yoga

    I am a certified yoga instructor. People ask why I am such a positive person, you guessed it, yoga. It keeps me grounded and makes me a better teacher, colleague and mama to my two daughters.

  • Traveler

    Traveling is my passion. I was bit by the travel bug during my year abroad in college and in the past few years, have found ways to reconnect with this part of myself. A few of my recent favorite places: Croatia, Greece, and Spain.

  • Avid Reader & Writer

    I love to read and write. I start every day snuggled up on my couch writing in my journal with a cup of coffee by my side, and my puppy at my feet. It is my favorite time of day! I end my days reading a novel just for me (no kid lit. I read that at another time). Literacy frames my day.

  • Lifelong Learner

    I LOVE learning. I have worked extensively with literacy leaders and jump at the chance to join a webinar or attend a conference any chance I get. I learn from colleagues and have been featured in three professional books: Leah Mermelstein’s “We-Do” Writing and Stephanie Affinito’s Literacy Coaching and Leading Literate Lives.