New: Bricks & Mortar: Filling Literacy Gaps 3–5+: filling literacy gaps in grades 3–5. Enrollment is open
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3–5+ Filling Literacy Gaps

Catching Up vs. Keeping Up: Bridging Literacy Gaps in Grades 3–5+
60 minutes · On-demand · Free downloadsPresented by Kari Yates

Catching Up vs. Keeping Up: Bridging Literacy Gaps in Grades 3–5+

Explore a practical framework for addressing literacy gaps in grades 3–5+ while keeping students connected to grade-level texts and content.

  • Make one text do more to build skills and knowledge
  • Unpack sentences to strengthen comprehension
  • Tackle big words through multisyllabic decoding and morphology
Grades 3–5+Core InstructionIntervention
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K–5 Phonics Assessments

Stop Guessing What to Teach Next in Phonics
60 minutes · On-demand · Free downloadsPresented by Kari Yates

Stop Guessing What to Teach Next in Phonics

Discover how to pinpoint students’ decoding strengths and needs, identify instructional priorities, and use assessment results to plan targeted phonics instruction.

  • Assess students’ decoding skills efficiently
  • Analyze individual needs and class-wide patterns
  • Act on results with targeted instruction and skill-based groups
K–5PhonicsDiagnostic Assessment
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K–2 Phonics Instruction

Beyond Sounding It Out
60 minutes · On-demand · Free downloadsPresented by Kari Yates

Beyond Sounding It Out: Get More From Your Phonics Lessons

Get more from the phonics lessons you’re already teaching with practical ways to strengthen spelling, build vocabulary, and develop oral language.

  • 10 practical ways to bring meaning into phonics practice
  • Simple prompts that build vocabulary and oral language
  • Small shifts you can use with any phonics program
K–2PhonicsDecodingSpellingVocabulary
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