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In-Person at Lesley University
34th Annual Literacy for All Conference
Nationally renowned literacy and Reading Recovery conference for PreK-8 educators.
Teaching Strong Foundational Skills Through Joyful, Shared Reading
In this 2-day training, learn how to teach explicit, systematic phonemic awareness and phonics skills using whole group or small group shared reading.
Phonics and More: Science-Aligned Literacy Teaching and Learning
In this summer literacy institute, examine the art and science of literacy teaching and learning.
Going Deeper with Leveled Literacy Intervention
In this 2-day training, deepen your understanding of primary and intermediate LLI systems and fine tune instructional practices for high-impact intervention.
Introduction to Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™
This 2-day training introduces a system for teaching students that creates authentic experiences in reading, thinking, talking, writing, and reflecting in all classroom settings.
Introduction to Writing Minilessons Grades K-4
In this 2-day training, learn how to use Writing Minilessons: Your Every Day Guide for Literacy Teaching by Fountas & Pinnell to provide high quality lessons in management, craft, conventions and writing process.
Guided Reading: Responsive Teaching in Grades K-8
In this 5-day training for teachers and literacy educators, learn how to plan for and teach effective small group, differentiated reading instruction that focuses on comprehension, phonics and word study in grades K-8.
Word Study: Teaching Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling in Grades K-8
In this 5-day training, learn how phonics, spelling, vocabulary, and word study contribute to the development of readers and writers in grades K-8.
Playing with Sounds, Letters, and Words in PreK: Building a Foundation for Success
In this 2-day institute for early literacy educators, learn how to bring playful engagement with sounds, letters, and words to young children who are beginning to explore how words work.
Leveled Literacy Intervention in Grades K-2
In this 6-day training, learn how to teach high-quality small-group, supplementary literacy intervention for accelerated literacy learning for students in grades K–2.
Upcoming Professional Development
Energizing Student Writing Through Vision, Purpose, and Voice (Complimentary Webinar)
Do your students’ writing pieces often look similar or lack variety in structure and organization? In this complimentary 45-minute webinar, we will explore the importance of supporting students during the planning process so they can clearly communicate their message and make purposeful decisions about their writing.
Effective Reading Instruction: Community & Practice, K-8
This 8-week, online course will teach the rationales and organizational components of classroom reading instruction. You will examine effective instructional practices and strategies to strengthen reading development for a wide range of readers, including multilingual learners.
Building Deep Thinkers Through Reading: Engaging Students in Robust Comprehension
Let’s teach readers to think deeply. Join us to explore robust comprehension as an active, layered, and dynamic process to synthesize ideas, make inferences, and critique texts – not just recall facts.