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Literacy Coaches and Teacher Leaders
Fireside Chat: The Essential Role of Literacy Coaches and Teacher Leaders
Attend to learn how to invest your financial resources in building the professional capacity of your staff and achieve equitable outcomes for all your students.
Teaching for Accelerated Literacy Learning in Small Groups
This 2-day training is designed for all teachers who work with grades K-3 students in small group and classroom settings (students reading text levels A-N).
Intentional Teaching in a Writers’ Workshop for Grades K-2
In this 8-week online graduate course for K-2 teachers, learn how writers’ workshops can develop student writing fluency.
Intentional Teaching in a Readers’ Workshop for Grades K-2
In this 8-week online graduate course for K-2 teachers, learn the purpose, organization, and process of a readers’ workshop.
Using the Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum for Responsive Teaching
In this 2-day institute, learn how to use the Literacy Continuum as a resource when teaching reading and writing in grades K-6.
Word Study: Teaching Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling in Grades K-3
In this 5-day training for teachers, learn about instruction in phonics, phonological awareness, vocabulary, spelling, and word study for children in grades K-3.
Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System 1 & 2 Seminar
In this 2-day training, learn how to administer, score, and analyze student reading behaviors utilizing the Benchmark Assessment System.
Leadership in Literacy: School Leaders K-6
In this 4-day training, learn what every school leader needs to know about effective literacy teaching, coaching, and teacher leadership in grades K-6.
Guided Reading: Responsive Teaching in Grades 3-8
Learn how to plan and teach effective Guided Reading lessons in intermediate and middle school classrooms.
Upcoming Professional Development
Thinking Beyond the Page: Developing Deep Comprehension
Comprehension is the heart of reading—and it goes far beyond understanding the words on the page. Join us to learn practical ways to help students move from surface-level understanding to deeper analysis, meaningful reflection, and critical thinking about what they read.
Playful Pathways to Print: Learning About Language, Letters, Sounds and Words
Explore how to turn young children’s love for playing with the sounds of language into meaningful literacy learning during this one-day workshop.
Linking Assessment to Teaching: Reading, Writing & Word Study
In this 8-week online course, you’ll learn how to gather and analyze evidence from students’ reading, writing, word study, and oral language to make responsive instructional decisions. Discover practical approaches to identifying students’ strengths and needs, then use those insights to design effective literacy instruction that supports every learner.