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Reaching All Learners Speaker Series

August 28, 2024

Cultivate your expertise in reaching and responding to the diverse strengths and needs of every one of your students to ensure each child grows up literate in our educational system.

Reaching All Learners Speaker Series: Patricia Paugh

August 23, 2024

Join us for the first event in our 2024 & 2025 Reaching All Learners Speaker Series. Register for the complete series or individual sessions.

New Teacher Academy

July 10, 2024

Gain practical skills so you can teach effectively, manage the classroom learning environment, and build competent and confident readers and writers.

Leveled Literacy Intervention in Grades K-2

June 7, 2024

In this 6-day training, learn how to teach a highly structured, evidence-based small-group intervention for students in grades K–2. Register to participate in-person at Lesley University or virtually!

Leveled Literacy Intervention in Grades 3-8

June 7, 2024

Learn how to teach small-group, supplementary literacy intervention to accelerate learning for the lowest-achieving students in grades 3-8.

Joyful Writing in Pre-K and Kindergarten: Fostering Young Writers

May 31, 2024

In this 2-day institute for early literacy educators, learn how to bring playful engagement together with oral language and foundational literacy learning to foster young children’s understanding of writing across the day.

Register to participate in-person at Lesley University or virtually!

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.

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.

Word Study: Teaching Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling in Grades K-8

April 3, 2024

In this 5-day course for teachers, deepen your understanding of the alphabetic linguistic system and learn how to teach for phonological awareness, phonics, word structure, vocabulary, spelling, and word analysis skills in grades K-8.

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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