Invest in Continuous Learning
Professional development opportunities designed to support literacy instruction for PreK-8 educators.
Customized Literacy Professional Development
Customized workshops, trainings, and institutes for your school or district.
Literacy Collaborative Cohort
Training includes 2 intensive weeks with Lesley University faculty and bimonthly job-embedded learning.
Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) for Grades K-2
In this 6-day training, learn how to teach small-group, supplementary literacy intervention to boost literacy for the lowest-achieving students in grades K–2.
Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) for Grades 3-12
In this 6-day training, learn how to teach small-group, supplementary literacy intervention to boost literacy for the lowest-achieving students in grades 3-12.
Benchmark Assessment Systems 1 & 2 Training
In this 2-day training, learn how to use the Benchmark Assessment System to inform your teaching.
Effective Literacy Coach Training
Become a highly effective literacy coach working in your school, or remotely.
Word Study: Teaching Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling in Grades 3-8
In this 5-day training for teachers, learn the importance of instruction in vocabulary, spelling, and word analysis skills in the intermediate grades and middle school.
Reading Recovery Teacher Training
A graduate-level training for Reading Recovery teachers and teacher leaders.
Using the Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum to Plan for, Guide, and Assess Reading Instruction
In this 2-day institute, learn how to use the Literacy Continuum as a resource when teaching reading and writing in grades K-6.
Online Graduate Certificate in Developing Literacy Expertise Through Responsive Classroom Teaching
An 18-credit online graduate certificate program.
Online Graduate Certificate in Literacy Coaching & Teacher Leadership
A 12-credit online graduate certificate program.
Literacy Leadership Team Institute
In this 5-day institute, work with your colleagues to become an effective leadership team in your school.
Impact Literacy Speaker Series
Closing the Achievement Gap: Promoting Access & Equity through Literacy
Shared Leadership for School Improvement
In this 8-week online graduate course, learn how to get everyone in their school on the same page about literacy.
Acquiring Coaching and Teacher Leadership Expertise
In this 8-week online graduate course, you’ll better understand your role as a literacy coach or teacher leader in a school.
Elevating Literacy Expertise Through Coaching
In this 8-week online graduate course, learn about reading and writing processes to support your colleagues’ professional learning.
Building Capacity through Continuous Professional Learning
In this 8-week online graduate course, learn how to create a healthy culture of professional learning in your school.
Linking Assessment to Teaching: Reading, Writing & Word Study
In this 8-week online graduate course, teachers develop skills in systematic observation and analysis of student reading, writing, and language behaviors in order to plan effective teaching to meet student needs.
Thinking, Talking, and Writing about Texts
In this 8-week online graduate course, teachers use behavioral evidence of student talk and writing to design instruction to deepen the level of students’ thinking about reading.
Intentional Teaching in a Writers’ Workshop for Grades K-2
In this 8-week online graduate course for K-2 teachers, learn how writers’ workshops can develop student writing fluency.
Intentional Teaching in a Writers’ Workshop for Grades 3-8
In this 8-week online graduate course for grades 3-8 teachers, learn how writers’ workshops can develop student writing fluency.