Supporting New and Striving Readers with Small-Group, Mastery-Based Intervention
5/7/2025
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern


Location: The Conference Center at Waltham Woods, 860 Winter St, Waltham, MA 02451





Event Description

Supporting New and Striving Readers with Small-Group, Mastery-Based Intervention

Elementary students who struggle with reading need immediate and effective support to address foundational skill gaps. This interactive institute focuses on providing differentiated, research-based instruction to help students build the skills and confidence they need to succeed.

Grounded in professional journal articles and current research, this session bridges research to practice. Participants will experience effective instructional routines from the SIPPS program and explore how structured literacy lessons can accelerate learning. Additionally, we’ll examine the essential characteristics of connected texts that engage struggling readers and provide meaningful practice for skill mastery.

Participants will:

  • Examine recent research, explore the article "Guidelines for Determining if a Reading Intervention Is Consistent With the Science of Reading" from The Reading League Journal, and consider the implications for foundational skills instruction.

  • Experience structured literacy routines that build critical reading skills.

  • Analyze the features of connected texts that engage readers and promote mastery of foundational skills.

  • Learn strategies for designing differentiated small-group instruction to meet the diverse needs of students.

This session provides practical tools and insights to support struggling readers and foster success in foundational literacy.

Who Should Attend? District and building administrators, reading interventionists, coaches, and literacy specialists/coordinators serving students in grades K–5.

Details

Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Time: 8 AM–12 PM
Location: The Conference Center at Waltham Woods, 860 Winter St, Waltham, MA 02451
Cost: Complimentary, but you must register in advance. Breakfast is provided. 

Schedule

8–8:30 AM - Registration and Breakfast (provided)
8:30-11:30 AM - Institute Experience
11:30 AM-12:00 PM - Reflections and Closing Activity 

Facilitator



Dr. Katy Cortelyou, Sr. Regional Director

Hosts


This institute is hosted by Anne Bartoszuk & Karen Zagorski, AB Curriculum Solutions. Anne and Karen are local Representatives for Collaborative Classroom in Maine, Eastern Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Questions? Please contact events@collaborativeclassroom.org.