The Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) College Ready Tool (CRT) is designed to improve student literacy skills and to prepare students for success in college and in the work place.  The Common Core State Standards for Reading and Writing serve as the foundation of the tool. The Ohio STEM Learning Network is currently training teachers across the nation on how to implement this tool in their own classrooms. This training will focus on the Ohio Appalachian Collaborative and consist of more than…