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Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment Systems 1 & 2 Seminar

February 24, 2022

In this 2-day training, learn how to use the Benchmark Assessment System to inform your teaching.

Joyful Beginnings in PreK & Kindergarten: Play Based Language & Literacy Learning

February 22, 2022

In this 2-day training, explore how to create a playful, literacy-rich prekindergarten or kindergarten classroom.

Leading for Literacy: Part Two

February 21, 2022

In this 2-day intensive seminar, build on your previous work from the 4-day Leading for Literacy seminar (School Leaders Seminar) with central office and school-based educators.

Kids, Books & Anti-Racism Series: 2022 Summer Literacy Institute

November 22, 2021

Register for this four-day Summer Literacy Institute, featuring Liz Kleinrock!

Kids, Books & Anti-Racism Series: Gholdy Muhammad

November 22, 2021

Join us for a one-day workshop with Gholdy Muhammad.

Kids, Books & Anti-Racism Series: Chris Hass

November 22, 2021

Join us for the first event in our Kids, Books, and Anti-Racism series.

Kids, Books & Anti-Racism Series 2022

November 22, 2021

This series is designed to deepen your understanding of how to cultivate anti-bias and anti-racist practices in classrooms and schools.

On-Demand Sessions: 32nd Annual Literacy for All Conference

November 5, 2021

Access 80 on-demand conference sessions from nationally renowned literacy and Reading Recovery experts.

Building Capacity through Continuous Professional Learning

November 2, 2021

In this 8-week online graduate course, learn how to create a healthy culture of professional learning in your school.

Thinking, Talking, and Writing about Texts

November 2, 2021

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.

Upcoming Professional Development

March 18, 2026

Engaging Writing About Reading: Building Thinking, Independence, and Test-Ready Writers

How do we help students write stronger responses to text that supports deeper comprehension? This one-day session focuses on writing about reading as a thinking practice that supports comprehension, engagement, and builds students’ confidence with on-demand writing.

$295
January 28, 2026

The Six Essential Elements for Systemic Literacy Improvement (Complimentary Webinar)

Join us for this 45-minute webinar to explore what it takes to improve literacy outcomes across your school or district.

Complimentary Webinar
March 25, 2026

Joyful Writing: Fostering Young Writers in PreK and K

This workshop guides early childhood teachers in building joyful writing communities through play, storytelling, book making, and drawing. Participants learn to view children’s early writing with fresh insight and plan purposeful lessons that build confidence, develop craft, and support foundational writing conventions.

$295 (Includes professional text)

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