TRL Michigan

TEACHING MANUSCRIPT TO STRUGGLING READERS: THE WHY, THE WHAT, AND THE HOW.
2022-09-14 19:30 - 20:00 UTC | Zoom
Mastering basic reading and writing skills is core to healthy human development. When teaching struggling readers, it is tempting to regard challenges with letter production as a secondary issue. This session includes one case study where writing instruction occurs for 5-10 minutes daily. Samples are presented that show the change in writing over the course of 150 lessons. We get into the nuts and bolts of how to do effective, simple handwriting instruction that develops the fundamental skills necessary for later growth in written expression. You will learn several techniques for helping all children develop the accurate and automatic letter production skills crucial for learning to write and read.

OVERVIEW OF THE NEW IES PRACTICE GUIDE: PROVIDING READING INTERVENTIONS FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 4–9
2022-05-17 | Zoom
Dr. Kim St. Martin is the Assistant Director of Michigan’s Multi-Tiered System of Support (MiMTSS) Technical Assistance Center and served on the panel that developed The Reading Intervention Practice Guide for Grades 4-9. Kim collaborates with the National Implementation Research Network (NIRN) in the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Effective Implementation Cohort. She has co-authored implementation capacity assessments for districts and Regional Educational Agencies to guide their supporting infrastructures for an MTSS framework.

Transcription (Spelling, Handwriting, Keyboarding)
2022-02-15 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Are You Ready to Step Up Your Writing Instruction?
Adrea Truckenmiller’s research interests broadly include adolescent literacy, writing assessment and data-based decision-making for instruction. Her previous funded projects explored the relation between important component skills of literacy and processes for identifying all students’ instructional needs. Currently, Truckenmiller is investigating the feedback loop between writing instruction and formative assessment of writing

Vocabulary & Syntax
2022-01-18 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom

Mediators: Inferencing, Theory of Mind, Monitoring
2021-12-21 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom

Working Memory & Attention
2021-11-16 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom

Overall Writing Quality & Discourse Oral Language
2021-10-19 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom

Nancy Young, Differentiation: The Key to Serving ALL Students Climbing the Ladder of Reading
2021-08-19 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom

Summer Saturdays with Saha
2021-07-17 09:00 - 10:00, 2021-06-26 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
This will be an opportunity to chat with Dr. Neena Saha about the most popular research articles that have appeared in her Reading Research Recap. If you do not subscribe to the Recap there is no time like the present. Dr. Saha will be with us on June 26th & July 17th. Come in your cozy clothes with a cup of coffee and let’s connect this summer!

Elementary Literacy Coaching: Please Help a Colleague!
2021-05-31 - 2021-07-24 | MI
A colleague is asking for help to keep their intervention plan fully intact by prioritizing the financing of an elementary literacy coach. Our colleague says, “I’m looking for districts who have had success with elementary literacy coaches who are on district staff. Like many, we are a balanced literacy school district looking to shift our practice to align with the science of reading. Do you know of MI districts that are (or will be) financing literacy coaches (even they are not shifting to SOR)?”

Please help by completing the literacy coaching information form through the link on the right.

The Simple View of Reading: Practical Research for Educators
2021-05-18 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
The Simple View of Reading (SVR)is at the heart of the Science of Reading research. This seminal research identifies the two most important skills that contribute to reading comprehension: decoding and language comprehension. The research also explains the role that each skill plays in reading. After attending this interactive session, participants will understand and be able to explain the SVR in simple, concise terms. They will also be able to use this important research to guide and improve assessment, instruction, and intervention.

Linda Farrell
Linda is a founding partner at Readsters. Linda has the career of her dreams, which is helping children, adolescents, and adults learn to read. Since 2000, Linda has worked in schools all over the country helping districts select and implement instruction that ensures all students learn to read. Her favorite work is modeling in the classroom and helping teachers understand how to use data. Linda also presents at conferences nationally and internationally about effective instruction for beginning and struggling readers. With her business partner, Michael Hunter, Linda has written assessments and curriculum that are widely used. She was one of the original National Letters Trainers. In the last six years, Linda has worked in West Africa developing materials for children to learn to read in seven languages she doesn’t even speak!

Michael Hunter
Michael Hunter is a founding partner of Readsters. Michael found his passion for teaching struggling readers as a volunteer teaching adult nonreaders. He is now dedicated to helping teachers teach all students to read. Michael has co-authored instructional materials with his business partner, Linda Farrell. Michael presents workshops and advises schools nationally. His work with schools includes coaching and modeling in the classroom. This work with students and teachers keeps Michael’s skills fresh. This work also continues to inform the creation of additional teaching materials for beginning readers and struggling readers of all ages. Michael’s work at Readsters has even taken him to Africa to consult on early reading instruction.

TRL Michigan's Official Launch Teaching With A Ruthless Mindset by Ken Williams
2021-05-04 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
In Teaching With A Ruthlessness Mindset, you’ll learn about the most destructive enemy in education, how it operates, the forms it takes, and how to defeat it. Ken identifies the habits of mind and practice of The Ruthless Mindset that will defeat the enemy and empower you to deliver on the promise of equity, excellence, and achievement for all students, regardless of background.

Reading Research with Dr. Stollar Registration
2021-04-28 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
