Lectures & Webinars

Setting Up a Positive Classroom Culture Using Oral Language Routines | Dr. Margie Gillis

Cox Campus | Yearlong Learning Journey Webinar

Session Description: Learn how to create a positive classroom culture through oral language routines to promote literacy and language development. Discover effective strategies and tips for building a supportive learning environment. Presented by: Dr. Margie Gillis Dr. Margie B. Gillis, Ed.D., CALT, is the founder and president of Literacy How, Inc., a non-profit organization that […]

Exploring Consistent Routines, Rituals, & Transitions
| Ecosystem Element 3

Cox Campus | Yearlong Learning Journey Webinar

Session Description:  This  session will dive into  Ecosystem Element 3: Consistent Routines, Rituals and Transitions.   The group will  review and explore  evidence of established routines, comforting rituals, and well-planned transitions […]

Leveraging the Language Literacy Network to Elevate Student Outcomes | Dr. Jan Wasowicz

Cox Campus | Yearlong Learning Journey Webinar

Description: This session will explore the importance differences  between a ‘speech-to-print’ approach to literacy instruction and teaching that is based on ‘print-to-speech’. Presented by:  Dr. Jan Wasowicz, Founder, President, & CEO of Learning by Design, Inc. Dr. Jan Wasowicz, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, has more than 40 years of experience as a language, literacy, and learning […]

Nurturing Language: Viewing Children as Conversational Partners
| Ecosystem Element 4

Cox Campus | Yearlong Learning Journey Webinar

Session Description:  This element focuses on the support of children’s language development and comprehension. Oral language is made up of receptive (listening) and expressive (speaking) components. Long before they can express themselves, young children begin to understand what is being said. This is known as receptive language. Once they begin to say sounds, words, and […]

Reaching Children: Integrated Planning Around Anchor Books | Ecosystem Element 5

Cox Campus | Yearlong Learning Journey Webinar

Session Description:  This session will explore integrated planning around anchor books and looks at the school/site’s efforts to develop curricular experiences integrated around a culturally preserving, developmentally-appropriate anchor book with repeated reads. In this approach, teachers plan and implement activities that connect with a selected book to extend learning throughout the day. Focus words and […]

K5 Leaders: Implementing Structured Literacy Practices

Early Literacy and Explicit & Systematic Phonics Instruction

Cox Campus | Yearlong Learning Journey Webinar

Session Description: The series will cover Early Literacy and Explicit & Systematic and Phonics Instruction.  It is required that leaders have completed Cox Campus coursework on these topics (or have completed similar professional development) prior to joining. Audience: This PLC is for district and school leaders with working knowledge of the science of reading and are currently […]

Supporting Fluent Readers Using POSSuM | Dr. Laura Rhinehart

Cox Campus | Yearlong Learning Journey Webinar

Session Description:  This session will explore POSSuM  a mnemonic device  educators can utilize to to scaffold experiences linked to phonological, orthographic, semantic, syntactic, and morphological elements of words. Presented by Dr. Laura Rhinehart Dr. Laura Rhinehart is an Assistant Researcher at the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice at the University of California, […]

A Focus on Emergent Literacy Skills | Ecosystem Element 6

Cox Campus | Yearlong Learning Journey Webinar

Session Description:  This session will discuss element 6, Emergent Literacy Skills, which considers how teachers explicitly plan and provide curricular experiences and developmentally appropriate activities to support the development of early literacy skills. When there is a focus on emergent literacy, teachers promote children’s awareness of the sounds of language, recognition of letters, development of […]

Understanding Children Through Observation & Progress Monitoring | Ecosystem Element 7

Cox Campus | Yearlong Learning Journey Webinar

Session Description: This session will discuss policies and practices for monitoring children’s developmental progress in all areas (with a focus on language and literacy). Following a cyclical process relying heavily on observation, and with expected child outcomes in mind, teachers collect information, reflect on where children are in their development, and use their findings to […]

K5 Leaders: Implementing Structured Literacy Practices

Supporting Fluency

Cox Campus | Yearlong Learning Journey Webinar

Session Description: The series will cover  Fluency Instruction.  It is required that leaders have completed Cox Campus coursework on these topics (or have completed similar professional development) prior to joining. Audience: This PLC is for district and school leaders with working knowledge of the science of reading and are currently implementing structured literacy practices in […]

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