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Embracing the Sciences of Reading: What Every Literacy Teacher Needs to Know

May 2, 2023 Irene Fountas

A foundational expectation for every literacy teacher is a strong understanding of the content of the alphabetic system.

Tags: Teaching

Good and Beautiful and Kind

April 14, 2023 Afrika Afeni Mills, Education Consultant & Author

Kids, Books & Anti-Racism Series featured speaker Afrika Afeni Mills highlights how characters on screen and paper broadened her perspective.

Summer 2023: Online Graduate Courses

April 6, 2023 Summer 2023 Online Graduate Courses

Take advantage of the summer to enhance your career and literacy expertise!

Tags: Latest News

Three Ways Coaches Can Support Teacher Planning

April 3, 2023 Nikki Drury, Literacy Trainer

Improve teacher decision making through three key coaching moves.

Tags: Coaching

Summer 2023: Professional Development for Literacy Educators and School Leaders

March 27, 2023 Center News

Make the most of your summer! Check out these literacy professional development opportunities.

Tags: Latest News

Playing with Letters, Sounds, and Words: Lessons Learned from Four Year-Olds

March 8, 2023 Cindy Downend, Associate Director of Literacy Programs

Cindy Downend, our associate director of primary literacy programs, highlights her experiences helping the earliest readers with letters and sounds.

What Is Textured Teaching and why is it important?

February 28, 2023 Lorena Escoto Germán, Educator & Author

In several states in the United States, talking about race and racism is currently restricted in one way or another. In the year 2023, not 1950. So how will those of us who are committed anti-biased and anti-racist teachers proceed? With conviction and vigor.

Make Room for Meaning: How Decoding and Meaning Go Hand-in-hand

February 24, 2023 Wendy Vaulton, Associate Director for Reading Recovery and Early Interventions

Research indicates that emergent readers need both code-based (phonics) and meaning-based (context) strategies to successfully solve the high volume of words needed to read English.

6 Tips for Effective Leveled Literacy Intervention Implementation

February 17, 2023 Nikki Drury, Literacy Trainer

With intentional planning, you can ensure Leveled Literacy Intervention instruction will have a powerful impact on student achievement.

Tags: Intervention

4 Easy Tips for Efficient, Effective Interactive Writing Lessons

February 1, 2023 Gen Arcovio, Literacy Trainer

Interactive writing is an engaging way to build children’s understandings of sounds, letters, words and how they all work together to create a meaningful message. What are some ways you have made your interactive writing lessons effective and efficient?

Tags: Teaching

Upcoming Professional Development

Days 1 & 2: September 30, October 1, 2025; Days 3 & 4: October 27 & 28, 2025

Leading for Literacy: What Every School Leader Needs to Know

In this 4-day institute for school principals and administrators, learn how to support literacy teaching in grades K–6. Learn how to improve student literacy outcomes by developing a coherent vision for literacy and a vibrant school culture that supports teamwork and continuous professional learning.

$1295 (includes professional text)
October 27 - December 17, 2025 (Fall Term II)

Linking Assessment to Teaching: Reading, Writing & Word Study

In this 8-week online course, you’ll develop the skills to systematically observe and analyze students’ reading, writing, and word-solving behaviors.

$2,730 ($875/credit + $35/credit comprehensive fee) - does not include required texts
October 27 - December 17, 2025 (Fall Term II)

Acquiring Coaching and Teacher Leadership Expertise

Learn how to develop your facilitation skills and use of language to support the literacy instruction of colleagues.

$2,730 ($875/credit + $35/credit comprehensive fee) - does not include required texts

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