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The New Benchmark Assessment System 2.0 (System 1, Levels A-P)

May 1, 2025

This two-day workshop will help you learn how to use the new BAS 2.0 system to pinpoint student strengths and needs as readers, including oral reading behaviors, fluency, comprehension, writing about reading, and phonological awareness and early phonics skills.

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.

Leading for Literacy: What Every School Leader Needs to Know

May 1, 2025

In this 4-day institute for school principals and administrators, learn how to support literacy teaching in grades K–6. Learn how to improve student literacy outcomes by developing a coherent vision for literacy and a vibrant school culture that supports teamwork and continuous professional learning.

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

May 1, 2025

In this five-day institute designed 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.

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, Talking, and Writing About Texts

November 19, 2024

In this 8-week online course, learn how to support students in thinking deeply and critically about their reading so they can share their thinking through talk and writing.

Elevating Literacy Expertise Through Coaching

November 15, 2024

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.

Building Capacity Through Continuous Professional Learning

November 15, 2024

In this 8-week online course, learn how to create a healthy culture of professional learning in your school and develop your facilitation expertise.

Phonics and Vocabulary Instruction in Intermediate Grades

November 5, 2024

Learn to teach your students how to use syllabication and their understandings of morphology (the meaning of word parts) to read and comprehend text.

The Power of Fluency to Accelerate Learning

October 30, 2024

In this 2-day training, the dimensions of reading fluency will be defined and you will learn how to assess fluency and teach for automaticity and fluency during whole group, small group, and individual teaching opportunities.

Upcoming Professional Development

Days 1-3: August 12-14, 2025; Days 4-6: October 7-9, 2025

Leveled Literacy Intervention in Grades K-2

Join us for a 6-day institute and learn how to deliver a structured, systematic small-group intervention with proven results in grades K–2.

$1950 (does not include LLI Systems)
August 20-21, 2025

The New Benchmark Assessment System 2.0 (System 2, Levels K-Z)

In this two-day institute learn how to use BAS 2.0 to pinpoint students’ reading behaviors and instructional needs with word-solving, fluency, and comprehension.

$595
August 18-19, 2025

The New Benchmark Assessment System 2.0 (System 1, Levels A-P)

This two-day workshop will help you learn how to use the new BAS 2.0 system to pinpoint student strengths and needs as readers, including oral reading behaviors, fluency, comprehension, writing about reading, and phonological awareness and early phonics skills.

$595

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