Literacy Webinar Series

Responding to Student Needs: Maximizing Targeted Literacy Instruction

This webinar series is designed to support educators in strengthening targeted literacy instruction through evidence-based practices. Participants will deepen their understanding of targeted instruction and increase their confidence in implementing effective practices to meet students’ literacy needs.

Throughout the series, educators will explore how to use student data to inform instructional decisions, implement evidence-based instructional practices, and refine daily literacy instruction to improve student outcomes.

Meet Your Presenters

The Lastinger Center Literacy Team features experience in education and education research.

Pam Alfaro

Project Manager, Literacy

Priscilla Brown

Priscilla Brown

Specialist, Literacy
Micro-Credentials

Amy Shockley

Amy Shockley

Specialist, Literacy
Micro-Credentials

Implementing Effective Targeted Literacy Instruction

October 22 at 12:00 p.m. EST

This session is designed to strengthen educators’ ability to deliver effective small-group literacy instruction. Educators will learn how to identify key characteristics of effective instruction, apply research-based instructional strategies and routines, and implement them successfully within the classroom setting. The session will also address common challenges educators may encounter during small-group instruction and provide practical approaches for overcoming those challenges.

Identify characteristics of effective instruction for teaching small group literacy
Understand how to incorporates effective instructional strategies and routines into instruction
Explore how to implement effective instructional strategies and routines in a small group setting within the classroom setting
Recognize common challenges with implementing effective instruction and explore effective approaches

Guided Notes & Implementation Checklist (PDF)

Webinar 1

Delivering High-Impact Targeted Literacy Instruction

In this session, participants will:

Understand the purpose of effective targeted small-group instruction
Identify why and when to use small-group instruction for targeted, skills-based support
Explore effective instructional strategies to support targeted small-group instruction
Recognize common small group challenges and explore effective approaches

Guided Notes & Implementation Checklist (PDF)

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Webinar 2

Using Data for Flexible Instructional Grouping

In this session, participants will:

Identify key sources of student data used to inform instructional grouping
Understand how to analyze student data to determine learning needs and plan targeted instruction
Explore how to create flexible instructional groups based on current student data and ongoing progress monitoring
Recognize common grouping challenges and explore effective approaches

Guided Notes & Implementation Checklist (PDF)

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Q&A

Is the DIBELS ORF given at the 2nd grade level?

The Dibels 8th Edition Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) is a standardized, individually administered measure of accuracy and fluency with connected text that can be administered starting at the beginning of first grade through the end of eighth grade.

When is the next session?

We are planning Sessions 3-5 dates for the Maximizing Targeted Literacy Instruction webinar series and will announce them as they are determined.

Are there sessions that address more grade 6-12 literacy needs?

Future sessions of the webinar series will use examples applicable to grades 6-12.

Are there sessions on using data to make instructional decisions involving more practice and discussion with participants and facilitators?

In Session 5 of the webinar series, there will be opportunities to practice using data to make instructional decisions with facilitator guidance, followed by time to address participants’ questions.

Also, note that we offer additional literacy professional learning programs addressing this topic spanning birth through grade 12, including Science of Reading, Literacy Coach Endorsement, and Literacy Micro-Credentials.

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