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Developing Justice-Oriented Readers

December 21, 2022 Allison Briceño, Associate Professor & Author

Kids, Books & Anti-Racism Series featured speaker Allison Briceño breaks down ways teachers can use justice questions to develop justice-oriented readers.

Spring 2023: Online Graduate Courses

December 15, 2022 Spring 2023 Online Graduate Courses

By enrolling in an online graduate course, you have the flexibility to learn at your own pace!

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Teaching Phonemic Awareness Through Interactive Writing in Ten Minutes a Day

December 5, 2022 Cindy Downend, Associate Director of Literacy Programs

Include 10 minutes a day of interactive writing in the kindergarten and first grade curriculum and notice gains in children’s phonemic awareness.

Tags: Teaching

Creating Effective Anchor Charts in Your Minilessons 

November 14, 2022 Nikki Drury, Literacy Trainer

Anchor charts have many benefits for learners of all ages. Here are three characteristics about creating effective anchor charts that will support your students in developing a strong sense of ownership in their learning.

Tags: Teaching

Developing Empathetic Thinking

October 9, 2022 Gravity Goldberg, Author & Consultant

Author and consultant Gravity Goldberg shares four ways you can work on developing your own empathetic thinking and also support this in students.

A is for Assessment: Considerations for linking assessment and instruction

October 4, 2022 Wendy Vaulton, Associate Director for Reading Recovery and Early Interventions

How do we uncover the kinds and degrees of support that will be most effective for individual students? Our best shot starts with assessment that is authentic, asset-based, actionable, and anti-racist.

Upcoming Professional Development

Leveled Literacy Intervention National Tutoring Scale-Up Model

Support readers and writers to make literacy progress in 12–18 weeks.

Featured on the National Proven Tutoring Website!
March 12, 2025

Reaching All Learners Speaker Series: Melanie Meehan

That every child can write is a critical belief for effective writing instruction. Join renowned author Melanie Meehan to consider and explore options that invite, engage, and inspire writers throughout their unique processes and challenges.

9:00 am–3:30 pm (EST)
Register for this individual seminar or all of the series!
January 16, 2025

Reaching All Learners Speaker Series: Nawal Qarooni

Join Nawal Qarooni, a holistic literacy educator who designs family literacy programming in schools, for a day-long workshop to grow community and family collaborations all year long. Nawal will share a collective care framework developed over decades of research and her parenting of four multiethnic children.

9:00 am–3:30 pm (EST)
Register for this individual seminar or all of the series!

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