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Rethinking Reading Proficiency

May 28, 2025 Wendy Vaulton, Associate Director for Reading Recovery & Early Interventions

As educators, our understanding of proficiency shapes the way we teach, assess, and support learners. If we define proficiency narrowly, we risk overlooking not only important aspects of literacy, but the larger purpose of education itself. We seek not only to prepare students to perform well on tests, but to help them build the skills to engage critically with the world around them.

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December 4-5, 2025

Thinking Beyond the Page: 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)
November 18, 2025

Teaching Foundational Skills and Fluency Through Shared Reading

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.

$295
October 3, 2025

The Power of Fluency to Accelerate Learning

In this fast-paced workshop, you’ll explore the key dimensions of reading fluency and learn how to assess and teach for automaticity and expression across whole-group, small-group, and individual instruction.

$295 (includes professional text)

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