Accelerating Foundational Skills for Older Readers
10/15/2025
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Mountain



Location: Idaho State Museum , 610 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, ID 83702





Event Description

Accelerating Foundational Skills for Older Readers
A Professional Learning Experience for Idaho Educators

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.

Details

Date: Wednesday, October 15th, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM 
Cost: $25.00 per person. Includes light refreshments and snacks. 
Location: ID State Museum at Julia Davis Park, 610 Julia Davis Dr., Boise, ID 83702
Certificates: Attendees will receive a certification of completion for five hours.
Questions: Please contact events@collaborativeclassroom.org

Schedule

9–9:30 AM: Registration & Welcome
9:30 AM–12:00 PM: Institute Part 1
12:00–1:00 PM: Lunch Break (lunch is on your own)
1:00–3:00 PM: Institute Part 2

Facilitators

Marine Freibrun, MEd, Manager of Educational Partnerships
Dr. Jennifer McMahon, Professional Learning Lead