A Professional Learning Day about Foundational Skills Intervention
Choose the session that best fits your learning goals!
Morning Session: Supporting New and Striving Readers with Small-Group, Mastery-Based Intervention (K–5 Focus)
Registration 8:00–8:30 AM | Institute Starts at 8:30 AM (Complimentary snacks will be provided)
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 the IES Practice Guide: Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade, 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:
Unpack research from the IES Practice Guide and its 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.
Afternoon Session: Accelerating Foundational Skills for Older Readers (Middle School/High School Focus)
Registration 12–12:30 PM | Institute is From 12:30–3:30 PM (Complimentary snacks will be provided)
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.
Who Should Attend? Upper elementary, middle school, and high school educators, administrators, interventionists, and reading coaches.
Details
Date: 3/18/2026
Location: Educational Service Center of NE Ohio, Essex Place, 6393 Oak Tree Blvd S., Independence, OH 44131
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: 8:00–8:30 AM
Institute: Starts at 8:30 AM, Ends at 11:30 PM
► Session II.
Registration: 12–12:30 PM
Institute: Starts at 12:30 PM, Ends at 3:30 PM
Facilitators
Valerie Michaels, Manager of Educational Partnerships
Questions? Please contact events@collaborativeclassroom.org.