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Providing Professional Development for Teachers and Schools for More than Thirty-Five Years

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Events and Programs

Advancing Literacy offers a variety of professional development opportunities for teachers and school leaders. Learn from our staff developers in a variety of formats, virtually and in-person, addressing a range of topics.

Ways to Partner with Us

Advancing Literacy staff developers and leaders partner with schools and districts at all stages of literacy instructions and offer a variety of professional development options.

Resources

Advancing Literacy offers many free resources, from videos to booklists to assessment tools. Partner schools can access additional materials via their member login.

Professional Development Events

January

Responsive Grammar and Conventions Instruction; Deepen Grammar Knowledge, Analyze Student Work to Provide Targeted Whole Class, Small Group, and Individual Instruction, 3-5

Jan 15, 2025

Literary and Academic Vocabulary Acquisition; Implement Evidence-based Vocabulary Instruction, including Morphology and Oral Language Development, within Reading, Writing, and Content Area Studies, K-2

Jan 21, 2025

Responsive Grammar and Conventions Instruction; Assess and Design Developmentally Appropriate Instruction to Support Student Growth in Syntax, Conventions, and Editing, 1-2

Jan 23, 2025

Leading Responsive, Data-Based Small Group Work in Writing; Leverage Assessment and Small Group Instructional Practices to Address Student Writers’ Needs, 3-12

Jan 24, 2025

Fluency: The Bridge between Decoding and Comprehension; Help Students become Fluent Readers through Deep Understanding of Reading Rate, Prosody, and Phrasing as well as Strategic Use of Methods and Structures for Whole and Small Group Teaching, 1-4

Jan 31, 2025

Responsive Grammar and Conventions Instruction; Deepen Grammar Knowledge, Analyze Student Work to Provide Targeted Whole Class, Small Group, and Individual Instruction, 3-5

Jan 15, 2025

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