This interactive workshop is all about helping you make the most of decodable books in your literacy instruction. Decodable texts can do so much more than providing students practice with letter-sound relationships—they help students build reading fluency and can even improve comprehension. You’ll explore practical ways to plan lessons around decodable text and how to intentionally fold in language comprehension strategies while having students practice their decoding.
School Administrators
Starting with the Sentence Webinar
Sentences are the unsung heroes of reading and writing! In this pre-recorded webinar, you’ll explore how our targeted instruction on sentences can help students understand, build, and play with sentence reading and writing to boost their comprehension and composition skills. Whether you’re working with emerging readers and writers, or students ready to jazz up their writing, focusing on sentences is a critical component of literacy instruction. We’ll dig into practical strategies, try out activities you can use right away, and share creative ways to make sentence work meaningful (and actually fun). Think sentence scrambles, expansion games, silly starters, and more!
Phonics Lesson Planning for Student Success
Do you feel like you’re in a phonics rut? Are you looking for ways to engage students during your instruction? Do you want to explore creative ways to liven up your existing phonics lessons? Sign up for this interactive workshop to learn evidence-based strategies for phonics lesson planning, no matter which curriculum materials you may be using!
Reading Fast or Reading Well? Live Fluency Webinar with Jan Hasbrouck
Fluency is essential for skillful and motivated reading but is often misunderstood. Fluent reading is NOT fast reading! This session defines reading fluency and clarifies the link between fluency and comprehension. The role of fluency assessments and effective fluency instruction will also be discussed. Register for this live workshop for a chance to ask Jan Hasbrouck questions!
From Support to Self-Reliance: Strategies for Student Engagement and Independence – Asynchronous or Hybrid Learning Opportunities
Even when evidence-based practices are in place, our students may not make the progress we expect. This course explores how to bridge that gap by focusing on student engagement, motivation, and building independence. Learn about the types of engagement, strategies to boost motivation, and how to effectively provide—and fade—scaffolds. You’ll also explore the Hierarchy of Learning, opportunities to respond, and practical approaches to differentiate instruction in both Tier I and Tier II settings.
Embracing Neurodiversity: Affirming Practices in Education
Through research-backed insights, engaging activities, and hands-on projects, educators will discover how to celebrate neurodiversity, encourage positive outcomes for students, and foster a supportive culture in schools.
