Sec. 9. Additional State activities

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A State educational agency, in consultation with the State agency that oversees child care programs, shall use funds made available under section 4(a)(2)(C) and described in section 6(a)(1)(D) to carry out each of the following activities: Providing technical assistance or engaging qualified providers to provide such assistance, to assist eligible entities to design and implement literacy initiatives. Identifying and supporting high-quality professional development in literacy instruction for eligible entities.

Coordinating activities under this Act with reading, writing, and other literacy resources and programs across the State. Disseminating information, including making publicly available on the Web sites of the State educational agency and the State agency that oversees child care programs, on promising practices to improve children’s early literacy and language development and student literacy achievement. Reviewing and developing recommendations in collaboration with teachers, early childhood providers, statewide educational and professional organizations representing teachers, and statewide and educational and professional organizations representing institutions of higher education, to strengthen State licensure and certification standards for literacy instruction in early education through grade 12.

Coordinating with institutions of higher education in the State to strengthen and enhance pre-service course work for students preparing to teach literacy to children and students from birth through grade 12. Administration and reporting. A State educational agency, in collaboration with the State agency that oversees child care programs, may use funds made available under section 4(a)(2)(C) and described in section 6(a)(1)(D) to carry out one or more of the following activities:

Training personnel of eligible entities to use data systems to track student literacy achievement. Developing and providing training to literacy coaches, including literacy coaches with expertise in early literacy development, language development, and adolescent literacy.