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Reimagining Literacy Coaching: Customized Pathways for Expanding Teacher Expertise

May 17, 2024

Spend 30 minutes with us to learn how to participate in this exciting new offering.

Reimagining Literacy Coaching: Customized Pathways for Expanding Teacher Expertise

May 1, 2024

Spend 30 minutes with us to learn how to participate in this exciting new offering.

Reimagining Literacy Coaching: Customized Pathways for Expanding Teacher Expertise

May 1, 2024

Spend 30 minutes with us to learn how to participate in this exciting new offering.

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

April 22, 2024

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.

Summer Literacy Institute

April 22, 2024

Join us for this four-day institute featuring Stephanie Harvey and Lesley University Literacy Trainers to learn how to build every students’ content knowledge, vocabulary, and passion for reading and writing.

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

April 19, 2024

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.

Shared Leadership for School Improvement

April 18, 2024

In this 8-week online graduate course for coaches and teacher leaders, you’ll learn how to promote a culture of shared leadership that can energize school teams.

Grow Your Teaching of Writing: Yearlong Support Through Virtual Coaching  

April 9, 2024

Learn how to implement your yearlong writing curriculum by thinking and problem-solving with our faculty trainers and a cohort of teachers across the school year. Get ongoing, yearlong support through biweekly think-tank sessions and virtual coaching tailored to support your teaching of writing.

Small Group Instruction: Teaching Comprehension, Phonics, Word Study, and Fluency in Grades K-8

April 4, 2024

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.

Introduction to Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™

April 3, 2024

This 2-day training introduces a system for teaching students that creates authentic experiences in reading, thinking, talking, writing, and reflecting in all classroom settings.

Upcoming Professional Development

May 1-2, 2025

Spelling: So Much More Than Memorization

No more test on Friday, misspell on Monday! During this two-day workshop, you will learn about the multifaceted, frequently misunderstood concept of spelling and how you can teach for strong spelling skills.

$595 (includes professional text)
May 6-7, 2025

Thinking Beyond the Page: Strategies for 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.

$595 (includes professional text)
March 31, 2025

Tutoring That Works! (Complimentary Awareness Session)

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.

Complimentary Webinar

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