Power Up Evidence-Based Reading Intervention with LLI
Join us in New Jersey!
Strengthen students’ reading and writing competencies with Leveled Literacy Intervention (Levels A–W: Orange, Green, Blue, Red, Gold, Purple)
Day 3: February 5, 2026
Sheraton Edison Hotel
125 Raritan Center Parkway
Edison, NJ 08837
Day 3:
Virtual over Zoom
- Interventionists/Specialists
$695 Regular Admission
- Early Bird Deadline:
Register by October 6, 2025 - Regular Admission:
Register after October 6, 2025 - Registration Deadline:
October 27, 2025
This three-day institute will deepen your expertise in using the LLI systems to deliver responsive, evidence-based instruction that accelerates student growth. Together, we’ll explore how the LLI lesson format itself is designed to support the five essential pillars of reading—phonological awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension—and how each lesson provides opportunities to strengthen students’ competencies across reading and writing.
You’ll explore how the LLI framework supports literacy growth by:
- Weaving together direct instruction, guided practice, and independent practice
- Helping students connect new learning to prior knowledge and transfer skills across literacy tasks
- Building students’ background knowledge, genre knowledge, and abilities to comprehend more complex texts
We’ll also:
- Use the F&P Mini Scope and Sequence to analyze foundational skills progression and use the information to plan responsive instruction
- Strengthen foundational skills instruction tailored to group needs
- Practice making systematic, in-the-moment observations of reading and writing behaviors to adjust teaching, accelerate progress, and foster independence
Leave equipped with practical strategies to help every student thrive as a reader and writer. Earn a Certificate of Attendance for 18 hours.
Heather Rodman, Literacy Coach
Prior to joining the Center for Literacy Teaching and Instructional Leadership as a Primary Trainer, Heather was a Kindergarten, first, second, third, and fourth grade classroom teacher in Middletown, CT for 16 years. She was also a Primary Literacy Coordinator for five years where she provided literacy training and coaching to K-5 teachers. In addition, she was a member of the Connecticut Department of Education Common Core State Standards Curriculum Design Team for English Language Arts.
Required Texts
You must have access to the LLI Primary or Intermediate Systems (Text Levels A–N/Orange, Green, or Blue or Text Levels L-W/Red, Gold, or Purple).
You must have access to:
- LLI System Guide and a Lesson Guide for Primary or Intermediate in one grade level (Orange, Green, Blue, Red, Gold, or Purple)
- LLI online resources for the system grade level you are teaching
To learn more or purchase the LLI Primary Systems (Orange, Green, or Blue), click here.
To learn more or purchase the LLI Intermediate Systems (Red, Gold, or Purple), click here.
Email us at centerliteracyteaching@lesley.edu if you do not have access to all of these materials.
Cancellation Deadline & Refund Policies
The cancellation deadline is Monday, October 27, 2025. There is a $100 cancellation fee. If you request a cancellation after the deadline, you will not be issued a refund. Substitution requests are acceptable. Please email centerliteracyteaching@lesley.edu if you have a cancellation or substitution request.
Registration Deadline
The registration portal closes at 5pm ET on October 27, 2025.
Requirements for Participation
After the training, you will receive a certificate of attendance for your participation. To receive a complete certificate, participation during the specified times is required. Additional work may be assigned to meet the clock hours.
In-Person or Virtual Attendance
The two In-Person days, November 12-13, 2025, will be held at the Sheraton Edison Hotel in Edison, NJ.
The Virtual day, February 5, 2026, will be held over Zoom. A Zoom link will follow closer to that date.
You must attend all three days to obtain your Certificate of Attendance.
Days 1-2: November 12-13, 2025
Sheraton Edison Hotel
125 Raritan Center Parkway
Edison, NJ 08837
P: 732-225-8300
Breakfast and lunch will be provided at the hotel.
Day 3: February 5, 2026
Held Virtually over Zoom
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