Events for August 10, 2024 - July 15, 2022

A Standards Study: K-12 Student Standards for English Language Arts Louisiana has made great strides to support the literacy foundation necessary to ensure students' success. In the development of the K-12 ELA Student Standards, "educators envisioned what proficient students should know and be able to do to compete in our society and focused their efforts on creating standards that would allow them to do so. The goal of the Louisiana Student Standards for English Language Arts (ELA) is to produce a literate person in the twenty-first century." This 4-part series will review and revisit the standards for ELA content for Kindergarten [...]

"Linking Reading Comprehension and Executive Function: A Pathway to Improved Instruction" Register now! Session Description: Students with comorbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and specific learning disorder in reading (SLD-R) require reading comprehension instruction that is mindful of executive function deficit. Grounded in the notion that remediation is most successful when it is based on an understanding of the possible sources of failure, this presentation examines the interplay between executive function and reading comprehension and explores how reading comprehension instruction might integrate executive function support for students with ADHD and SLD-R. This proposed instructional framework integrates executive [...]

Family Literacy Engagement and School-Based Literacy Plans partnering with The Center for Literacy & Learning's Family & Community Initiatives Team Monique Jolla, Director of Family & Community Initiatives & Miranda Gremillion, Literacy Engagement Specialist REGISTER NOW! Session Description:  Calling all Louisiana schools...Dinner is served! Explore the Family Literacy Engagement Menu which encompasses vital aspects of creating a Science of Reading aligned School-Based Literacy Plan and its components. This presentation delves into family literacy engagement and the significance of a robust literacy engagement plan for fostering family involvement for district personnel, principals, teachers, families, and community stakeholders. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the [...]

Dyslexia: Discovering the Diamond The Reading League Louisiana webinar partnered with the Louisiana Department of Education and The Center for Literacy & Learning.      REGISTER NOW! Session Description: Louisiana Department of Education’s Literacy Mission: Louisiana students will have improved literacy outcomes through high-quality instruction and interactions from an effective teacher who is supported by leaders and families. With so many great changes happening recently for students surrounding the implementation of structured literacy, students with dyslexia will still require continued support beyond whole-group instruction. We will discuss what that support can and [...]

Supporting Louisiana Schools’ Literacy Plans: Elementary Intervention Structures REGISTER NOW! Session Description: Participants will engage in conversation with a Louisiana school system that is effectively implementing structured literacy supports that assist all students in their learning needs. This session will be the first of a series of presentations centered around responses to intervention systems and intervention structures that are making significant impacts on student reading achievement. During this session, participants will focus on elementary intervention systems and the logistical structures of a successful system. Presenters: Jodi Lemoine is the Director of Accountability for [...]

MTSS Best Practices: Connecting Assessment and Instruction REGISTER NOW! Session Description: MTSS provides a framework for implementing the science of reading. This session will outline the MTSS model for reading improvement in elementary schools. Best practices will be shared for connecting screening and instruction, specifically using universal screening data for planning literacy improvement. Presenter: Dr. Stephanie Stollar Dr. Stephanie Stollar is the founder of Stephanie Stollar Consulting LLC and the creator of The Reading Science Academy. Dr. Stollar is a part-time assistant professor in the online reading science program at Mount St. Joseph [...]