Structuring PLCs to Drive Skills-Based Reading Gains: A Leader’s Guide

Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) are one of the most widely used and valued forms of professional learning, with many teachers engaging in them regularly and viewing them as highly effective. Yet, too often, PLCs fall short of driving meaningful literacy gains because conversations lack structure, focus, or actionable data. Without clear direction, valuable collaboration time can be spent on logistics or broad discussions rather than the instructional decisions that improve student outcomes.

This guide helps school leaders empower PLCs to drive literacy improvement by focusing discussions on skills-based literacy data and clear instructional action. 

• Learn how to implement a repeatable framework that moves teams efficiently from identifying student needs to planning targeted instruction.

• See how a model PLC agenda turns student data into actionable steps that move literacy initiatives forward. 

• Discover how Lexia® solutions provide embedded assessments that give PLCS the real-time data they need to identify skill gaps.

By combining structured collaboration with actionable insights, leaders can help teachers strengthen instructional practices, align interventions, and make measurable gains in student literacy. With Lexia solutions, educators gain access to real-time, skill-level literacy and language data that makes it easier for PLCs to identify gaps, group students, and monitor progress.