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Accelerating Foundational Skills for Older Readers Institute

Striving upper elementary, middle, and high school readers need immediate and effective support to identify and address reading challenges, which often stem from gaps in foundational reading skills. This institute is designed for educators and school leaders committed to providing research-based, age-appropriate, and dignified instruction to older students facing reading difficulties.

Through this interactive experience, participants will explore the research outlined in the IES Practice Guide: Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9 and learn how to bridge research into practice. Participants will engage in structured literacy lessons, experience effective instructional routines, and analyze the characteristics of connected texts that motivate older readers while supporting skill mastery.

Participants will

• Examine the key recommendations from the IES Practice Guide to support struggling readers in grades 4–9.
• Experience and practice structured literacy routines tailored to older students.
• Identify the features of connected texts that both engage students and reinforce foundational skills.
• Learn how to design and deliver respectful, research-based interventions that meet the unique needs of older readers.

This institute empowers educators with tools and strategies to accelerate foundational skill development and transform outcomes for vulnerable readers.

Who Should Attend? Upper elementary, middle school, and high school educators, administrators, interventionists, and reading coaches.