Welcome to Our Blog
Grades K-8
Leveled Literacy Intervention in Grades 3-8
In this 6-day training, learn how to teach small-group, supplementary literacy intervention to accelerate literacy learning for the lowest-achieving students in grades 3-8.
Building Capacity through Continuous Professional Learning
In this 8-week online course, learn how to create a healthy culture of professional learning in your school.
Quick. Inexpensive. Efficient. Using Oral Reading to Guide Teaching (Webinar)
Spend 90 minutes of your Saturday morning with Cindy Downend and Wendy Vaulton and learn the five essential questions to deepen your analysis of oral reading.
Elevating Literacy Expertise Through Coaching
In this 8-week online course for literacy coaches, teacher leaders, and school administrators, learn about reading and writing processes to support your colleagues’ professional learning.
Kids, Books, and Anti-Racism Series: Vivian Vasquez
Join us for the third event in our 2024 Kids, Books, and Anti-Racism series!
Kids, Books, and Anti-Racism Series: Jennifer Orr
Join us for the second event in our 2024 Kids, Books, and Anti-Racism series! Register for the series or individual sessions.
Kids, Books, and Anti-Racism Series: Carla España
Join us for the first event in our 2024 Kids, Books, and Anti-Racism series! Register for the complete series or individual sessions.
Recorded Sessions: 34th Annual Literacy for All Conference
Access all 22 recorded conference sessions from nationally renowned literacy experts until February 1, 2024.
Kids, Books & Anti-Racism Series 2024
Deepen your understanding of how to cultivate anti-bias and anti-racist practices in classrooms and schools with these three nationally known speakers.
Complimentary Webinar: Learn the One Magic Word of Coaching
Back by popular demand, Irene is returns for this exclusive one-hour webinar. Learn how your language influences the professional growth of your colleagues and the culture of professional learning in your school.
Upcoming Professional Development
Dialogic Reading: A Research-Backed Way to Grow Young Readers
Science-Aligned Read Alouds for Big Gains in Language, Vocabulary, and Comprehension. This evidence-based practice is joy-filled and grows children’s oral language, vocabularies, and comprehension.
Reaching All Learners Speaker Series 2026
The Reaching All Learners Speaker Series brings you cutting-edge ideas and strategies to make learning engaging, inclusive, and meaningful for every student. These sessions will inspire fresh approaches to teaching and help you create classrooms where all children can thrive as literate, confident learners.
The New Benchmark Assessment System 2.0 (System 1, Levels A-P)
This two-day workshop will help you learn how to use the new BAS 2.0 system to pinpoint student strengths and needs as readers, including oral reading behaviors, fluency, comprehension, writing about reading, and phonological awareness and early phonics skills.