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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.

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 [...]

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.

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!

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!

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