Build a deeper understanding of phonics and English orthography and why phonics instruction supports reading development. In this workshop, you will learn practical strategies to improve your phonics instruction and gain confidence in supporting your learners’ reading success.
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Reading Comprehension: What, Why, and How
The Science of Reading does include comprehension! Explore what reading comprehension is, why it matters, and how to incorporate instructional practices based in the Science of Reading to support comprehension.
Neurodiversity-affirming Social Cognition: Updated Approaches
No two brains are the same. All great minds learn differently, yet we all live in the same world. This presentation is designed to give professionals an opportunity to learn about how to teach social cognition within a neurodiversity-affirming framework.
Reading Comprehension and Executive Functioning
Teaching reading is rocket science! What are the inner workings of the mind, and how do they enable reading comprehension? Participants will learn about the processes that comprise executive function, how they are measured, and how they relate to reading comprehension and instruction.
Wilson Reading System® Level 1 Certification
Gain the knowledge and skills critical to providing intensive support for struggling readers and spellers and students with language-based learning disabilities. The Wilson Reading System® (WRS) Level I Certification program is designed to prepare teachers to effectively implement WRS Steps 1–6. It deepens teachers’ content knowledge and offers a supervised practicum that allows teachers to apply and practice skillful use of research-based strategies.
Structured Literacy Collaborative II−School Year 2024-2025
Take your structured literacy know-how to the next level and help support every reader. The Stern Center’s Structured Literacy Collaborative II—a new Lead to read offering—goes beyond the fundamentals, giving you the in-depth knowledge and specialized support you need to improve literacy outcomes in your classroom. The Collaborative empowers educators with evidence-based literacy practices, data-based decision-making, informative workshops, and transformative coaching.