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Emergent Literacy and the Brain, Purposeful Play for Literacy

Learning to read is not a natural biological task, but one that must be taught to students. Significant changes must occur in the brain to facilitate...

Early Literacy Skills Continuum

Continuum of early literacy skills including: Oral language and vocabulary; Listening and reading comprehension; Drawing and writing; Phonological...

A Path to Follow: Learning to Listen to Families

We know that families, and the home literacy environments they create, are significant factors in the development of your children’s literacy and...

Disciplinary Literacy: Strengthening Vocabulary Instruction in Science

This workshop is one in a series of events focused on incorporating the science of reading at the secondary level to strengthen instruction in...

Disciplinary Literacy: Developing Fluency in Science Classrooms

This workshop is one in a series of events focused on incorporating the science of reading at the secondary level to strengthen instruction in...

Disciplinary Literacy

We know literacy is an essential skill across content areas, but knowing how to intertwine literacy with your specific subject area. This graphic...

Clever Communicators: Key Practices for Supporting Young Children’s Language and Knowledge Development

Birth-age five is an important time for young children’s literacy learning. In this session, Dr. Tanya Wright will discuss eight key practices that...

Checkology

Checkology is a great resource from News Literacy Project designed to help educators equip their students with the literacy skills necessary for...

Building Foundational Skills through Authentic Read Aloud Experiences

Holly Hullinger-Sirken shares how science of reading foundational skills can be supported and scaffolded through reading aloud in purposeful,...

Building Early Language Skills

Q&A with a doctor on practices to build and support literacy skills from TalkingIsTeaching.  

Building a Culture of Literacy with Adolescents

Creating a Culture of Reading is critical in the Information Age in which we live. Everything vies for our students’ attention, so it is up to us...

Being a Reading Role Model

Be a reading role model. Show your child you enjoy reading too!

8 Tips to Help Students Evaluate Websites

Students have infinite information at their fingertips. How can teachers help students determine if websites are accurate and trustworthy? Check out...

Specially Designed Instruction: On-Demand Workshop

Check out this workshop led by Tonia Brewer, where she defines specially designed instruction (SDI) and what separates it from differentiated...

Google Classroom: Use the Question Feature

The Question feature in Google Classroom is great for formative assessments, exit tickets, and bell work activities. Learn all about using Google...

Ooodle

Calling all math teachers! If you've been following the Wordle craze, then you know Wordle is a game where players manipulate words. Ooodle is like...

Learning Lab Greatest Hits: 2022-23

What are the 2022-23 Greatest Hits? So many great sessions have taken place in the Learning Lab this school year. Join us for a Year in Review full...

UDL & Blended Learning

Check out this great resource, provided by Brenny Kummer, about Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and blended learning.After viewing, make your...

Early Learning Physical Health and Growth Instructional Framework

This instructional framework is intended to be a resource for educators to support and enhance children’s learning and development while using the...

Early Learning Creative Arts Instructional Framework

This instructional framework is intended to be a resource for educators to support and enhance children’s learning and development while using the...