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

Using the PLUSS Framework as a Blueprint for Instruction for Multilingual Learners

Join The Reading League Washington, D.C. as they host a virtual educator workshop, Using the PLUSS Framework as a Blueprint for Instruction for Multilingual Leaners with Dr. Antonio Fierro. Registrants will receive the Zoom link and links to optional prereading by November 2. Please reach out to laurakravis@gmail.com with any questions. We look forward to seeing you at the event!

Improving Adolescent Writing: Successfully Support the Writing Process

Join The Reading League Florida and The Reading League Oklahoma as they host Improving Adolescent Writing: Successfully Support the Writing Process. This workshop presents research-based instructional practices for the explicit teaching of writing process strategies. A brief overview of the research will be followed by suggestions for effective prewriting, drafting and revision. In addition, suggestions for motivation and engagement will be addressed. Practical resources and templates will be provided to support existing writing assignments.

Bridging the Gaps: Transforming Secondary Literacy Instruction

Join The Reading League California as they host Bridging the Gaps: Transforming Secondary Literacy Instruction.  This webinar aims to address the critical issue of secondary literacy instruction. It will focus on the importance of training secondary literacy specialists and special education instructors in the science of reading and structured literacy principles. The webinar will highlight how these educational practices, when coupled with age-appropriate materials, can support students struggling with dyslexia and other specific learning disabilities (SLDs) or language development disorders. Register Here.

Literacy for All: Advancing Instructional Equity

Join The Reading League Michigan as they host their 2nd annual conference, Literacy for All: Advancing Instructional Equity.  Keynotes will be given by Dr. Mitchell Brookins, and Dr. Antonio Fierro will provide us with practical tools for supporting multilingual learners.  We will close out the day with a keynote by Susan Lambert.

Multilingual Learners in the Classroom with Magdalena Zavalia

Join The Reading League Wisconsin as they host Magdalena Zavalia presenting Multilingual Learners in the Classroom.  Magdalena Zavalia is the CEO of the PAF Reading Program and founder and CEO of Aprendo Leyendo. As a parent, she became deeply familiar with the current crisis in literacy education and made it her personal mission to help bring change to the way reading is taught in schools. Before her work in education, Magdalena practiced law at Latham and Watkins LLP. She graduated from the Universidad Católica Argentina Law School in Buenos Aires and has an LLM (Master of Laws) from Columbia University. She is admitted to practice in Buenos Aires and New York. Magdalena is also Founder and CEO of Aprendo Leyendo and serves on the board at The Windward School, the Achelis & Bodman Foundation, and the Whiting Foundation. She is a member of the Haskins Global Literacy Hub. Magdalena is looking forward to connecting with The Reading League Wisconsin on March 4, 2025 to discuss Multilingual Learners in the Classroom.

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