Coffee Chat with Louise Dechovitz
virtualTRL-IL members will receive and email inviting them to join. If you are interested in attending, please join us as a member.
TRL-IL members will receive and email inviting them to join. If you are interested in attending, please join us as a member.
Laura Stewart, Chief Academic Officer of 95 Percent Group, discusses what structured literacy looks like in practice.
Join us for our first annual membership meeting on December 1, 2022 at 7 pm CST.
Join us for a day of dynamic keynote presentations from Dr. Tracy White-Weeden and Kareem Weaver as well as a panel of educators and literacy advocates from across the state of Illinois. Together. we'll hear more about research based instruction for K-2 learners
Marsha Henry, Ph.D., leads a conversation about morphology and how best to teach it.
A members only event.
Come meet the new Reading League Illinois Regional Ambassadors!
Our ambassadors will spread the word about TRL-IL, share upcoming events, and communicate local needs and interests with the TRL-IL Board.
Please join us to chat with them and learn more about this new initiative!
Fluency is essential for skillful and motivated reading but is often misunderstood. Fluent reading is NOT fast reading! This session defines reading fluency and clarifies the link between fluency and comprehension. The role of fluency assessments and effective fluency instruction will also be discussed.
Melissa Jones-Bromenshenkel is a professor and graduate coordinator in the Department of Special Education at Eastern Illinois University. Dr. Jones is currently partnering with Eastern Illinois Area of Special Education (EIASE) on the SLD Supports grant through which she is serving as the Chair of the Dyslexia Handbook Work group. In addition to working towards preparing quality teachers and ensuring all students have the right to learn to read, Melissa serves as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and an Educational Surrogate.
Join author Joan Sedita to explore the multiple components need for fluent, skilled writing on November 7, 2023 at 6:30 pm CST.