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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.
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.
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.
Playful Pathways to Print: Learning about Language, Letters, Sounds and Words
Discover new ways to make learning about letters, sounds, and words joy-filled and meaningful for young children!
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.
Reading Fluency: So Much More than Reading Fast!
In this fast-paced workshop, you’ll explore the key dimensions of reading fluency and learn how to assess and teach for automaticity and expression across whole-group, small-group, and individual instruction.
Thinking, Talking, and Writing About Texts Grades K-8
In this 8-week online course, learn how to support students in thinking deeply about their reading and in expressing their ideas through talk and writing.
Guided Reading: Differentiating Literacy Instruction, Grades K-8
In this 8-week online course, you’ll explore a variety of ways to coach teachers and foster their independence, reflection and analysis of literacy teaching and learning.
Thinking Beyond the Page: Developing Deep Comprehension
Comprehension is a complex process and the ultimate goal of reading. Join us to learn practical strategies to support your students to go from surface-level comprehension to deep, critical thinking about what they read.
Vocabulary Instruction to Build Knowledge and Deepen Comprehension (Grades 3–8)
Gain practical strategies to teach vocabulary in grades 3-8 that go beyond definitions and support students in using words with purpose, deepening comprehension, and expanding their background knowledge.
Upcoming Professional Development
Effective Reading Instruction: Community & Practice, K-8
In this 8-week online course for grades 3-8 teachers, learn the purpose, organization, and structure of a readers’ workshop.
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.