Teaching Foundational Skills and Fluency Through Shared Reading
Engage all learners daily with shared reading in grades PreK-2.
Learn how to teach explicit, systematic phonemic awareness, phonics and word study skills and support fluency development using whole group or small group shared reading.
Register for this 1-day workshop and participate in-person at Lesley University or virtually!
- Classroom Teachers PreK-2
- Literacy Collaborative Affiliation Discount available
Learn how to teach explicit, systematic phonemic awareness, phonics, word-solving skills, and support fluency development using whole group or small group shared reading. Engage all learners in successful daily reading of delightful stories, poems, songs or nonfiction texts and provide efficient, effective teaching of foundational skills and fluency to young readers.
Topics include:
- Selecting and analyzing grade-appropriate texts
- Developing early literacy concepts for emergent readers
- Supporting phonological awareness and phonics skills
- Expanding vocabulary during shared reading
- Teaching for fluency
You will earn 5 clock hours in this training.
Heather Rodman, Literacy Trainer
Prior to joining the Center for Reading Recovery and Literacy Collaborative as a Primary Trainer, Heather was a Kindergarten, first, second, third, and fourth grade classroom teacher in Middletown, CT for 16 years. She was also a Primary Literacy Coordinator for five years where she provided literacy training and coaching to K-5 teachers. In addition, she was a member of the Connecticut Department of Education Common Core State Standards Curriculum Design Team for English Language Arts.
Cancellation Deadline & Refund Policies
You have until one week before the first day of this offering to cancel your registration. The cancellation deadline is Tuesday, November 11, 2025 and you will be charged a $50 processing fee. Email CRRLC@lesley.edu if you have a cancellation or substitution request. Regardless of weather conditions, if the event is held but you cannot attend, you will be billed for the full amount.
Registration Deadline
The registration deadline is 5pm on November 17, 2025.
Requirements for Participation
After the training, you will receive a certificate of attendance for your participation. To receive a complete certificate, participation during the specified times is required. Additional work may be assigned to meet the professional development hours.
In-Person at Lesley University or Virtual Attendance
You may choose to attend this training in-person at Lesley University or virtually in real time. Should any of the conditions change and it is determined the training will be offered virtually only, you will be notified as soon as possible. We recommend that you contact us before reserving travel and lodging.
If you choose to attend in-person, the training room will have Lesley University’s HyFlex Classroom Technology to support an engaging learning environment for in-person and virtual participants. If you have questions about in-person or virtual attendance, please email us at CRRLC@lesley.edu.
In-person participants are required to follow the Lesley safety protocols.
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