About CORE
CORE is a proven support partner for schools and districts implementing research-based literacy instruction.
CORE's mission is to help our customers build their own capacity for effective instruction by laying a foundation of research-based knowledge, supporting the use of proven tools, and developing literacy leadership.
What You Should Know About CORE
- Bill Honig, President and former California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, founded CORE in 1995. Linda Diamond, Chief Executive Officer, is known nationally for her work on standard setting and assessment.
- To date CORE has trained teachers in over 1,000 schools and 70 school districts.
- Our fully implemented model spans two to three years or more to help our clients build their own capacity to sustain strong achievement in reading.
- This model has proven extremely successful thanks to its key integrated components: improved teaching practices, systemic capacity development, and effective assessment tools and instructional materials tied to scientifically based evidence.
- Full-model projects have a strong track record of substantially improved achievement results.
- CORE meets requirements for federal programs such as CSR and Reading First.
- Our services include coach and administrator institutes, teacher academies, school site implementation support, district implementation technical assistance, consultation on the selection of research-based materials and assessments, and off-site institutes such as the company's annual Leadership Summit, which updates CORE clients on current research and practices in reading.
- CORE Educational Consultants come from rich and varied backgrounds, including classroom teaching, special education, school and district administration, Reading Recovery, coaching and administration, mentor and master teacher, second language instructors, and BTSA trainers.
- CORE developed the Teaching Reading Sourcebook, which has been widely used by educators implementing research-based reading.
Our Mission
CORE serves as a trusted advisor at all levels of K–12 education, working collaboratively with educators to support literacy achievement growth for all students. Our literacy implementation support services and products help our customers build their own capacity for effective instruction by laying a foundation of research-based knowledge, supporting the use of proven tools, and developing literacy leadership. As an organization committed to integrity, excellence, and service, we believe that with informed school and district administrators, expert teaching, and well-implemented programs, all students can become proficient readers and writers.