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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 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.

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.

Not a Minute to Lose: Optimizing Coaching and Professional Learning Opportunities Across the Day

March 5, 2024

In this 2-day training, learn about a variety of powerful coaching tools and protocols you can use to make the most of the precious professional learning time you have with teachers.

The First 20 Days of Literacy Coaching 

March 4, 2024

Join us for this two-day professional learning for literacy coaches to learn a variety of ways to organize and jump start your coaching in the fall.

Five Everyday Shifts Guaranteed to Improve Literacy Outcomes (One-Hour Webinar With Irene Fountas)

March 4, 2024

Learn five instructional shifts that you can easily integrate across the day to reach all learners.

Don’t Stop Making Sense: Orchestrating Word-Solving with Meaning (Webinar)

February 6, 2024

Start your Saturday morning with a 90-minute discussion of how you can support accurate, efficient, and independent reading by helping students use decoding and meaning to monitor their own reading.

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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