Transform Your Literacy Instruction: A Research-Based Institute
Register to attend one or both sessions!
Session I. Supporting New & Striving Readers with Small-Group, Mastery-Based Intervention
Registration 8:30–9:00 AM | Institute is from 9:00 AM–12:00 PM
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.
Intended Audience: District and building administrators, reading interventionists, coaches, and literacy specialists/coordinators serving students in grades K–5.
Session II: Accelerating Foundational Skills for Older Readers
Registration 12:30–1 PM | Institute is From 1:00–4:00 PM
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:
This institute empowers educators with tools and strategies to accelerate foundational skill development and transform outcomes for vulnerable readers.
Intended Audience: Upper elementary, middle school, and high school educators, administrators, interventionists, and reading coaches.
Details
Date: September 30, 2025
Location: Iona University, 715 North Ave, New Rochelle, NY 10804
Cost: Complimentary, but you must register in advance.
Certificates: Participants will receive a certification of completion for three hours of professional learning for each session they complete.
Schedule
► Session I.
Registration: 8:30–9:00 AM
Institute is from 9:00 AM–12:00 PM
► Session II.
Registration: 12:30–1:00 PM
Institute is from 1:00 PM–4:00 PM
Facilitator
Valerie Michaels, Manager of Educational Partnerships
