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Unlocking Potential: Strategies for Effective Reading Interventions
Effective literacy intervention isn’t just about what you teach; it’s about how you teach it – read on for strategies that yield remarkable results.
A Teacher’s Guide to Foster a love of Reading and Writing
Fostering a love for reading and writing in students is one of the most rewarding goals a literacy teacher can achieve. Read on to find out how to inspire your students.
Extending Their Reach: The Importance of Reaching All Learners
Our new speaker series, Reaching All Learners, builds toward the goal that each child grows up literate in our educational system. Find out more about what you can expect from three nationally renowned educator-authors.
Starting the School Year Strong: A Guide for Literacy Coaches
The beginning of a new school year is always a busy, exciting time. To start your year off strong, here are six practical ideas for facilitating learning and reflection with your colleagues.
Writing Identities: When do they begin?
Find out how teachers can instill the belief in their students that they’re writers with valuable stories to share and communicate.
Ralph Fletcher: A Writer’s Mentor
When I need a little writerly advice, I often turn to Ralph Fletcher. We’ve never met, but his advice about writing for both students and teachers has stayed with me for the last 20 years.
Reaching All Learners Through Independent Reading
Research highlights the significant benefits of independent reading, including improved literacy skills, greater empathy, and a lifelong love of reading.
Advice for Coaches: Helping Teachers Navigate the End-of-Year Homestretch
How can coaches help empower teachers to navigate the end-of-year homestretch? By creating opportunities for reflection.
Comprehension and Building Knowledge: From Acquiring Knowledge to Actively Using It
Literacy expert Stephanie Harvey explains the relationship between comprehension and knowledge building.
Seeking to Understand the Science of Reading
The 2024 book, “Fact-checking the Science of Reading: Opening Up the Conversation,” is an unbiased, accessible review of ten major claims associated with the Science of Reading movement.
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.