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Free Webinars

  • High-Impact Literacy PD Is Personalized, Not Packaged

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    On-demand

    This free edWebinar shows how personalized coaching bridges knowledge and classroom practice. Learn how a district leader and coach partner to break ‘sit-and-get’ PD cycles and drive lasting literacy improvement.

  • How to Maximize Your K-4 Literacy Block

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    On-demand

    The goal of this free edWebinar is to empower K-4 educators and administrators with actionable, evidence-based frameworks to maximize every minute within their daily literacy block.

  • Connected Text: How Much Practice is Enough?

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    On Demand

    Free! Webinar Wednesday – this live, virtual webinar explores the role of connected text practice in literacy instruction.

  • From “I Do” to “You Do”: Gradual Release Lesson Planning

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    Oct. 5
    Registration closes Oct. 5, 2026

    Free! Make & Take Monday workshop – discover how explicit instruction using the “I Do, We Do, You Do” model empowers student ownership of learning.

  • Understanding the Gradual Release of Responsibility

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    Oct. 21

    Free! Webinar Wednesday – The Gradual Release of Responsibility model provides a roadmap for scaffolding instruction from teacher modeling to independent student application.

  • Spelling Error Analysis

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    Nov. 2, 2026
    Registration closes Nov. 2, 2026

    Free! Make & Take Monday Workshop. Learn to categorize student spelling mistakes across four key error types to better inform targeted instruction.

  • Spelling Error Analysis: What Your Students’ Spelling is Trying to Tell You

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    Nov. 18, 2026

    Free! Webinar Wednesday. Turn your students’ spelling mistakes into diagnostic data!

  • Strategies for Increasing Student Response Rates

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    Dec. 7, 2026
    Registration closes Dec. 7, 2026

    Free! Make & Take Monday Workshop. Increase student response rates, engagement, and participation using Opportunities to Respond.

  • Opportunities to Respond: Implementing Engaging Lessons

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    Dec. 16, 2026

    Free! Webinar Wednesday. Boost student engagement and learning retention across all grade levels with practical, low-prep response techniques.

  • Syllabication Strategies for Multisyllabic Words

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    Jan. 11, 2027
    Registration closes Jan. 11, 2027

    Free! Make & Take Monday Workshop. Teach your students how to decode complex, multisyllabic words.

  • Syllabication: Making Short Work of Big Words

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    Jan. 20, 2027

    Free! Webinar Wednesday. Help students decode complex multisyllabic words with systematic syllabication principles, syllable types, and division strategies.

  • Phonemic Awareness Activities

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    Feb. 1, 2027
    Register by Feb. 1, 2027

    Free! Make & Take Monday Workshop. Use phonemic awareness routines to strengthen foundational reading skills.

  • Phonemic Awareness: With or Without Letters?

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    Feb. 17, 2027

    Free! Webinar Wednesday. Get up-to-date on current debates and scientific research about phonemic awareness instruction.

  • Instructional Planning with Decodables

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    Mar. 15, 2027
    Register by Mar. 15, 2027

    Free! Make & Take Monday Workshop. Get more value out of decodable texts.

  • What to Do With Decodable Books

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    Mar. 17, 2027

    Free! Webinar Wednesday. Learn how to transition students from decodable text to authentic literature.

Resources

  • Peggy Price at white board writing

    The Power of the Orton-Gillingham Approach

    The Orton-Gillingham Approach is a direct and explicit, language-based, and multisensory approach to teaching reading, writing, and spelling. Initially developed in the 1930s by Dr. Samuel T. Orton, a neuropsychiatrist and pathologist, and Anna Gillingham, an educator and psychologist, the Orton-Gillingham (OG) Approach is…

  • VIDEO: "Executive Function – Organization and Possessions"

    In this video, Michelle Szabo, Program Manager for Instruction at the Stern Center for Language and Learning, discusses executive function skills and what they mean for your child at home and for your student in the classroom.

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    Unlocking Literacy for My Student

    Have you ever had a student who did not know their letters and sounds coming into first grade? Who could not segment or blend sounds?

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