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Leading for Literacy: What Every School Leader Needs to Know
In this 4-day training for school principals and administrators, learn how to support literacy teaching in grades K–6.
Literacy Collaborative Training
Training is held online through a combination of live, interactive sessions and on-demand learning. Participants apply what they learn and receive job-embedded coaching from Lesley University faculty as part of their coursework.
Leveled Literacy Intervention National Tutoring Scale-Up Model
Support readers and writers to make literacy progress in 12–18 weeks.
32nd Annual Literacy for All Conference
Nationally renowned literacy and Reading Recovery conference for PreK-8 educators.
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).
Leveled Literacy Intervention in Grades 3-12
In this 6-day training, learn how to teach small-group, supplementary literacy intervention to boost literacy for students in grades 3-12.
Leveled Literacy Intervention in Grades K-2
In this 6-day training, learn how to teach small-group, supplementary literacy intervention to boost literacy for students in grades K–2 who need additional teaching support.
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.
Upcoming Professional Development
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.
Wondrous Words: Igniting Children’s Passion, Purpose, and Skills for Writing
Join us for this two-day, hands-on workshop where you’ll strengthen your ability to read like a writer and learn how to use mentor texts to help students expand their repertoire of craft moves, grow their identities as writers, and deepen their understanding of writing as a meaningful act.