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Reading Recovery Teacher Training
A graduate-level training for Reading Recovery teachers and teacher leaders.
Reading Recovery Teacher Leader Cohort
Training Includes a 4-day program (2 credits) and three courses (16 credits) at Lesley University with our University Trainer.
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.
Kids, Books & Anti-Racism Series
This series is designed to confront social injustices that contribute to the race- and poverty-related opportunity gap by promoting access and equity for all children through literacy.
Kids, Books & Anti-Racism Series: Summer Literacy Institute with Kass & Cornelius Minor
Enroll to take an in-depth look at how reading identity intersects with racial, gender, and class identity.
Shared Leadership for School Improvement
In this 8-week online graduate course, learn how to get everyone in their school on the same page about literacy.
Elevating Literacy Expertise Through Coaching
In this 8-week online graduate course, learn about reading and writing processes to support your colleagues’ professional learning.
Building Capacity through Continuous Professional Learning
In this 8-week online graduate course, learn how to create a healthy culture of professional learning in your school.
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.
Using the Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum for In-Person and Remote Learning
In this 2-day institute, learn how to use the Literacy Continuum as a resource when teaching reading and writing in grades K-6 in a remote setting or socially-distanced classroom.
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
In this five-day institute designed for teachers, 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.
From Read-Aloud to Read-Together: Using Dialogic Reading to Grow Young Children’s Language, Vocabulary, and Comprehension
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.