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Grades K-3
Thinking, Talking, and Writing about Texts
In this 8-week online graduate course, teachers use behavioral evidence of student talk and writing to design instruction to deepen the level of students’ thinking about reading.
Elevating Literacy Expertise Through Coaching
In this 8-week online graduate course, learn about reading and writing processes to support your colleagues’ professional learning.
Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment Systems 1 & 2 Seminar
In this 2-day training, learn how to use the Benchmark Assessment System to inform your teaching.
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 the lowest-achieving students in grades K–2.
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.
Customized Literacy Professional Learning
Our Center faculty will partner with you to design customized professional learning, workshops, and other job-embedded learning opportunities for educators, facilitated in-person or virtually.
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.
Upcoming Professional Development
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.
Word Study: Teaching Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling in Grades K-8
Deepen your understanding of the alphabetic linguistic system and learn how to teach for phonological awareness, phonics, word structure, vocabulary, spelling, and word analysis skills in grades K-8.
Read Together, Talk Together: Growing Language and Comprehension Through Dialogic Reading
This evidence-based, joy-filled practice strengthens children’s oral language, vocabulary, and comprehension through repeated read-alouds and storytelling. Children become active participants—responding to questions, engaging in meaningful conversation, and helping to retell the story.