Literacy instruction, language development, & professional education for teachers
The UC San Diego Region of the California Reading & Literature Project (CRLP) is dedicated to providing teachers with opportunities to deepen their content knowledge and expand their repertoire of teaching strategies in language, literacy, and bi-literacy. We have a well-established track record of excellence in the areas of literacy instruction, language development, and professional education.
Made up of a network of veteran classroom Teacher Leaders, the CRLP supports schools in San Diego County by having active teachers lead and facilitate our signature program content and workshops. We believe (and the research shows) that teachers learn best when they are learning from each other, which is why our trained CRLP Teacher Leaders deliver our professional development learning opportunities.
Since 1997, we have proudly partnered with over fifteen school districts, various state/federal grant initiatives, and charter schools in the San Diego region to support professional development for teachers in English Language Development, foundational reading skills, and content-area literacy.

What we do
We serve teachers in the San Diego region by providing professional learning development opportunities grounded in the latest California Frameworks, CA CCSS ELA/Literacy Standards, CA ELD Standards, and the CA SLD Standards.
Professional learning institutes & workshops
- English Language Development (Integrated & Designated)
- Spanish-Language Development (Designated)
- Discipline-specific literacy in the core content areas (History, English, Science, Mathematics)
- Complex text and close reading routines
- Foundational reading skills (English & Spanish)
- Administrator-Specific Speakers’ Series
Teacher leadership capacity building & development
- Honing a personal leadership identity, grounded in core values
- Adult learning theory
- Pedagogical content knowledge
- Understanding and responding to student diversity
- Cultivating professional learning communities
Signature Programs
Our Signature Programs offer practical instructional routines and tools for K-12 teachers to support students' academic language and literacy development.
Current & Upcoming Events
-
California Dyslexia Guidelines (Virtual)
April 4, 2023
Join the California Reading & Literature Project (CRLP) San Diego region for a study session to learn about the California Dyslexia Guidelines. The goal of this workshop is to inform administrators, special education teachers, and general education teachers about what these new guidelines entail, how they will be used to identify students with dyslexia, and how to plan for appropriate instructional supports to assist these students.
-
Spring 2023 Teacher Leaders Invitational at UC San Diego
April 29, 2023
-
CRLP Results for Reading Comprehension 2-Day Institute (K-6)
July 11, 2023 & July 12, 2023
Learn routines for guiding teachers in creatively applying strategies and scaffolds for comprehension of challenging texts.
-
Learning How English Works (LHEW) – Virtual 3-Day Series
July 31, 2023, August 1, 2023 & September 19, 2023
Unpack and implement Part II of the California ELD Standards
-
Administrator Professional Learning Community (PLC) Series 2023-2024
Monthly meetings: September 13, 2023 - April 14, 2024
Deepen your knowledge of California’s newest guidance documents on supporting MLs, ELs, and educators.
-
Spanish English Biliteracy Transfer Open Institute (SEBT)
December 18, 2023, December 19, 2023 & January 6, 2024
SEBT offers an approach for teaching English reading foundational skills through coherent biliteracy transfer instruction (K-5).
-
CA SLD – Spanish Language Development Standards
In Person: February 21, 2024 or Virtual: February 24, 2024
"I felt like a refresh button was pressed for me... Being around like-minded teachers, feeling supported, seen, and heard in such a reflective community... I am so grateful!"
-- CRLP Regional San Diego Invitational participant, Winter 2022
"I loved how the material was scaffolded and the strategies of engagement that were implemented to support our learning! I can't wait to go back into in-personal professional learning!"
-- CRLP Regional San Diego Spanish English Biliteracy Transfer participant, Summer 2022
"The systematic way the CRLP is teaching me to plan for all students to reach the intended concepts using culturally relevant literature."
-- CRLP Regional San Diego Results for Reading Comprehension participant, Summer 2022