Rock Your Literacy Block
Join elementary school teacher, Lindsay Kemeny, as she walks you through her literacy block and shares what’s working in her classroom.
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The Right to Read: Virtual Screen and Discussion
https://ca.thereadingleague.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/78/2023/08/dd8edabb-8ab2-4715-a11a-ee560db2d553.jpeg The Reading League California is excited to partner with Collaborative Classroom to host our very first launch event! Please join us as we view the documentary The Right to Read and then engage in a discussion of how we can advance the science of reading movement in our state. The Right to Read shares the stories of NAACP activist Kareem Weaver, a teacher, and two families who fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational indicator of life-long success: the ability to read. Questions? Please email info@ca.thereadingleague.org
How Spelling Informs Reading Instruction
https://ca.thereadingleague.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/78/2023/07/Dr.-Shelley-Blackwell.jpeg Do you have students who can decode relatively well but struggle to spell correctly? Join us as we welcome Dr. Shelley Blackwell to discuss how the reading brain learns to spell and how to analyze spelling errors to direct instruction. Evidence-based instruction ideas and interventions will be provided to use at all tiers of spelling instruction. Register using this link!
What California educators need to know about the new Universal Screening law.
https://ca.thereadingleague.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/78/2023/09/Megan-Potente.jpeg Join us to learn about a new law that will require schools to implement universal screening in kindergarten through 2nd grade for reading delays, including the risk of dyslexia. Speakers of this event are Megan Potente and Lori DePole, State Co-Directors for Decoding Dyslexia CA. If you are interested in learning about this new California’s screening requirement and it’s impact on literacy outcomes, make sure to register and be part of the discussion. This article from DDCA provides information on this new law. Register for this free, virtual event at: bit.ly/TRL-CAPotente
Lindsay Kemeny – 7 Mighty Moves – book review and give-a-way
https://ca.thereadingleague.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/78/2023/09/Flyer_TRL-CA-Lindsay-Kemeny.png Join us for a conversation with Lindsay Kemeny as she shares highlights from her book, 7 Might Moves: Research-Backed, Classroom-Tested Strategies to Ensure K to 3 Reading Success. Gather with like-minded educators to learn some new strategies and walk away with great ideas to implement in your classroom.
Executive Functions and Morphological Awareness Explain the Shared Variance between Word Reading and Listening Comprehension
https://ca.thereadingleague.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/78/2023/09/Flyer_TRL-CADr.-Kim.jpg Join us as we welcome Dr. Young-Suk Grace Kim, Senior Associate Dean in the School of Education at UC Irvine, to learn about how executive functions and morphological awareness connect to reading and listening comprehension.
Doing the Work: One District’s Shift from Balanced to Structured Literacy
https://ca.thereadingleague.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/78/2023/07/Flyer_TRL-CA-LSD-TEAM.pptx.png Join us as we hear how the Lancaster School District embarked on a journey to ensure ALL of their students can learn to read proficiently. Ask questions and gain insider knowledge on how to get this work off the ground and spread to all schools in your district.