The Reading League Science of Reading
The Reading League Science of Reading

The Right to Read – Virtual Screening and Discussion

We are excited to launch our very first The Reading Leading California event! Join us as we view the documentary The Right to Read and engage in a discussion of how we can advance the science of reading movement in our state.

Free

How Spelling Informs Reading Instruction

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.

Free

7 Mighty Moves with Lindsay Kemeny

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.

Free

Doing the Work: One District’s Shift from Balanced to Structured Literacy

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.

Free

California Data and Implications

Join The Reading League California for a closer look at California's literacy landscape at this free event with Todd Collins. Todd Collins is the Founder of the California Reading Coalition. As a self-proclaimed data nerd, he has collected extensive data on the state of literacy in CA. Join us as Todd shares the current data and implications for our work. Register Here

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Language Variations and Dialect in African American Students

Join The Reading League California for an intriguing and informative session with Dr. Julie Washington from UC Irvine. She will share how learning to read depends upon learning the phonemic, phonological, syntactic and morphological structure of words. For children who speak varieties of English that differ from General American English these domains of language may differ significantly from text, making it harder to learn to read and write. In the case of African American children in particular, use of the language variety African American English has been found to influence outcomes in reading, writing, spelling and assessment and this is particularly true for children growing up in poverty. This presentation will focus on the intersection of language variation, poverty and reading acquisition for African American children in preschool through fifth grade.

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The Foundation of Effective Literacy Practices and Why It’s Harder for ELs and Their Teachers

Join The Reading League California as we welcome Stanford University Professor Emeritus, Dr. Claude Goldenberg, as he shares the foundations of effective literacy, with particular emphasis on our English learners. Dr. Goldenberg is a leading expert in this field and has done extensive work in ensuring the literacy success of our multilingual learners.

Free

Project ARISE

Join The Reading League California as they host Project ARISE.  During this event, we will 1) hear from the folks at Project ARISE who will share an overview of their FREE series of self-paced online courses on literacy instruction and 2) meet in regional breakout rooms to discuss the start of the school year. 

Book Study: Literacy Foundations for English Learners: A Comprehensive Guide to Evidence-Based Instruction by Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan

Please join state chapters of The Reading League in California, Colorado, Michigan, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, and New York, as well as Collaborative Classroom, for a four-part virtual book study on Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan's Literacy Foundations for English Learners. This essential text gives educators a solid base in helping English learners develop strong literacy skills.  Book study attendees will: Gain an understanding of the essential language and literacy development of English learners Get insight from reliable research on how to best teach English learners the key components of language and literacy  Review evidence-based strategies, principles, and activities that will help guide instruction Leverage technology to enhance instruction Participants will also get the opportunity to discuss their learning with educators from across the country.

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