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Writing and Content Unite: Creating Expository Writing Units, presented by Laura Dreyer, M.S. April 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm UTC-5 Register at https://spotlightonstructuredliteracyapril2022.eventbrite.com Teachers always want more time to engage their classes with meaningful content and sharpen students’ essential writing skills, so why not combine these endeavors? During the session, participants will review the empowering potential of uniting content and writing instruction. Then they will be presented with a process to follow to create expository writing units on any topic. Examples of sentence, paragraph, and essay activities will be shared at a variety of grade and skill levels. Laura Dreyer is a teacher at [...]

Watch the recorded session now! https://youtu.be/PZ53Mi6LTww Dual Language Learners (DLLs)—students from homes in which a language other than only English is spoken—are a vastly heterogeneous student population. Indeed, DLLs’ home and English language proficiency vary widely. Reading in English builds on English language skills, so it may seem unsurprising that DLLs who are in the process of acquiring English language proficiency tend to persistently show lower English reading achievement than their English-proficient peers. However, it is also the case that the vast majority of DLLs are U.S.-born and have been instructed in predominantly English-only contexts since formal school entry. Thus, the [...]

The recording is now available for the IDA-GA and The Reading League Georgia cosponsored event: The Syntax Attuned Educator: Supporting Students’ Ability to Comprehend Sentences presented by Margie Gillis, Ed.D. https://youtu.be/2Q9sieOQ7BQ

The webinar series will focus on Structured Literacy to encompass both the content and principles of instruction supported by research on the teaching of reading. Structured literacy (SL) teaching is the most effective approach for students who experience unusual difficulty learning to read and spell printed words. IDA-GA and TRL-GA are bringing this series to you at no cost. You may submit speaker questions when you register for each event. Verified attendees of the live events will be invited to fill out a questionnaire and request a certificate of attendance. Each event will be recorded. More information here. Reading Fluency: Essential [...]

Follow this link for session one: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/z0dVQF7Z2fcWSig9fRLyf9Kj2hTIO7c6NreslkSQEth02wUvP89UluJJiu-fz2eO.ITRzH9L43cfWB9FQ Passcode: o3^Aa%tj

Please join the newest Reading League chapters - Florida, Georgia, and New Jersey as they begin their journey to inform all educators, leaders, and parents in their respective states! Sign up here: https://forms.gle/KBEXFtPb2ArCUQF79