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Guided Reading: Teaching Comprehension, Phonics, Word Study, and Fluency in Grades K-8

May 1, 2025

In this 5-day training for teachers and literacy educators, learn how to plan for and teach intensive small group, differentiated reading instruction that focuses on essential components of evidence-based reading instruction in grades K-8.

Unlocking Literacy Success for Every Student in Grades 3-8 (Complimentary Webinar)

April 28, 2025

Do you work with students who find comprehending and solving words while they read challenging? This fast-paced, practical webinar is designed to equip educators with proven ways to support learners in grades 3–8. You’ll walk away with new tools to help students build confidence and make meaningful progress.

Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling in the Reading & Writing Classroom in Grades 3-8

March 28, 2025

In this 8-week online graduate course for teachers, learn the importance of systematic instruction in vocabulary, spelling, and word analysis skills in the intermediate grades and middle school.

Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling in the Reading & Writing Classroom in Grades K-3

March 28, 2025

In this 8-week online course for teachers, learn about instruction in phonics, phonological awareness, vocabulary, spelling, and word study for children in grades K-3.

AI-Powered Literacy: Practical Tools to Plan, Engage, and Inspire

March 28, 2025

This hands-on training will equip you with practical strategies and the confidence to integrate AI tools into lesson planning, boost student engagement, and enhance critical thinking and creativity. Join us and take your literacy teaching to the next level with cutting-edge technology!

4 Days, 4 Ways to Impact Every Reader

March 28, 2025

Join us for a 4-day institute where you’ll examine practical, evidence-based ways to build content knowledge, teach for transfer, select texts intentionally, and foster meaningful discourse—enhancing literacy instruction for every reader using any curriculum or program.

Thinking Beyond the Page: Strategies for Developing Deep Comprehension

March 13, 2025

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.

Tutoring That Works! (Complimentary Awareness Session)

March 11, 2025

What does it take to make literacy intervention effective? Join us for a complimentary webinar to explore the characteristics of effective tutoring interventions and learn what your school or district can do to ensure lasting impacts for readers who need support.

Engaging Vocabulary Instruction That Works for Grades 3-8 (Complimentary Webinar)

March 10, 2025

Join us for this 60-minute complimentary webinar filled with practical ways to make vocabulary learning fun, deepen word understanding, and empower students to use new words with confidence.

Phonological Awareness: What Is It and Why Is It Important? (Complimentary Webinar)

January 30, 2025

This hour-long complimentary webinar will clarify what phonological awareness is and how it is essential to children’s reading and writing development.

Upcoming Professional Development

October 6, 2026

Every Conversation Counts: Building Oral Language for Literacy

Build your capacity to intentionally foster children’s oral language development throughout the day. You’ll leave prepared to enrich children’s vocabulary, expand their thinking, facilitate authentic conversations, and create a language-rich classroom that strengthens early literacy outcomes.

$295
November 12-13, 2026

Thinking Beyond the Page: Developing Deep Comprehension

Comprehension is the heart of reading—and it goes far beyond understanding the words on the page. Join us to learn practical ways to help students move from surface-level understanding to deeper analysis, meaningful reflection, and critical thinking about what they read.

$595 (includes professional text)
November 10, 2026

Playful Pathways to Print: Learning About Language, Letters, Sounds and Words

Explore how to turn young children’s love for playing with the sounds of language into meaningful literacy learning during this one-day workshop.

$295

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