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Effective Writing Instruction for Adolescent Writers Part II

Part 2: Supporting Adolescent Extended Writing: From Ideas to Coherent Expression This session focuses on helping adolescent writers plan, organize, develop, and revise ideas in extended writing. Participants will examine structured, evidence-based approaches such as Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD), explicit modeling, scaffolded practice, and gradual release of responsibility. The session will also explore how writing […]

Effective Writing Instruction for Adolescent Writers Part 1

Part 1: Understanding the Adolescent Writer and Strengthening Foundational Skills This session will introduce writing as a multicomponent, developmental process through a levels-of-language lens, with attention to word-, sentence-, and discourse-level demands. Participants will examine how writing develops across these levels and how the Interactive Dynamic Literacy model (Kim, 2020) provides a coherent framework for […]

Designing Sustained Professional Learning for Structured Literacy Led by Daryl Michel, Ph.D

Lasting instructional change requires more than a single professional development session. In this webinar, participants will learn how to design sustained professional learning that helps educators successfully implement structured literacy practices over time. Explore evidence-based strategies that incorporate study, demonstration, guided practice, feedback, and ongoing coaching while using student data to inform instructional priorities. Participants […]