Coffee Chat with Dr. Ben Zulauf – Members Only
virtualMembers are invited to join an informal conversation with a local literacy leader.
Free
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Choosing & Using Decodable Texts with Wiley Blevins
virtualIn this live webinar, participants will explore what decodables are, how to use them, and how to maximize their impact. The focus will be on building decoding fluency, early reading behaviors, and incorporating vocabulary, writing, and comprehension work into daily instruction with decodables. Participants will also learn how to choose decodables, and how to know when students are ready to transition to less controlled text. Register at https://bit.ly/TRLILDecodables
Free
Coffee Chat: Meet the Ambassadors
virtualMeet your TRL-IL Regional Ambassadors and see how we are working on networking throughout the state. This is a members only event.
Free
Coffee Chat: Meet the Ambassadors of TRL-IL
virtualA 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!
Free
Beyond Retelling: Navigating Complex Text with Mitchell Brookins
virtualJoin us for Beyond Retelling: Navigating Complex Text with Mitchell Brookins on Thursday, March 23, 2023 @ 7 PM CST. How do teachers support students in navigating grade-level, complex texts? It requires a shift in mindset, planning, and practice. In this session, presenter Mitchell Brookins will provide instructional routines related to fluency, vocabulary, syntax, and verbal reasoning.
Participants will learn how to plan and deploy teaching strategies that develop students' capacity to go BEYOND RETELLING and move toward a deeper understanding of complex texts.
Register at https://bit.ly/TRLILComplexText
Free
Fluency: Key to Comprehension with Dr. Jan Hasbrouck
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.
Free
Coffee Chat: Meet Annie Pfieffer
virtualMeet Annie Pfieffer, a champion for literacy in Illinois. This is a members only event.
Free
Coffee Chat: Shift to Structured Literacy with Annie Peiffer
virtualAnnie Peiffer is the Dean of Foundational and Early Literacy for the Rockford Public Schools. She will chat with us about how her district is making the shift to Structured Literacy!
A members only event.
Coffee Chat: Meet Dr. Missy Jones
virtualMeet Dr. Missy Jones from Eastern Illinois University, a champion for literacy in Illinois. This is a members only event.
Free
Coffee Chat: The Right to Learn to Read with Melissa Jones-Bromenshenkel
virtualMelissa 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.
Free
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RAN and the Reading Brain with Dr. Elizabeth Norton
virtualCognitive neuroscientist Elizabeth Norton PhD (Northwestern University) will discuss her research around RAN and its relation to reading ability, work she began as a doctoral student with Maryanne Wolf at Tufts and continues as the Director of the LEARN Lab at Northwestern. Her lab's recent meta-analysis is the first to assess RAN's unique and significant role as a predictor of later reading! Participants will gain not just a deeper understanding of RAN and its impact on reading, but also practical implication for both screening and intervention. To register, visit https://bit.ly/TRLILRAN
Free
Lunch & Learn Summer Series
virtualSun, fun, & virtual discussion for your evidence-based instruction. Dive into the research about knowledge building, comprehension, and vocabulary. All articles are free to access and have been curated by the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Knowledge Matters Campaign. We will meet weekly on Wednesdays from June 21-July 26 from 12-1 PM CST. This is a members only exclusive event. Members will receive an email to register for the series.
Free