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Science of Reading Webinars

Science of Reading Webinars

Unlock Expert Insights: Webinars to Boost Literacy Across Your School

Explore four dynamic professional development paths—all rooted in the Science of Reading—to support administrators, coaches, literacy leaders, and classroom teachers at every stage of implementation:

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Science of Reading Webinar for Administrators

Administrators, join us for this complimentary, concentrated, and engaging one-hour webinar that delves into the groundbreaking research and practical applications behind the Science of Reading.

This Science of Reading for Administrators course will:

  • Unpack key principles that impact student growth system-wide
  • Identify red flags and roadblocks in your implementation
  • Explore research-backed practices for sustained literacy improvement
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Coach's Corner

Coaching for Success: Transforming Literacy Instruction Together

Really Great Reading’s "Coach’s Corner" webinar series training tailored for coaches and administrators to enhance their ability to support teachers. Focused on equipping coaches with the tools and strategies to lead their reading teams and drive better literacy success, this webinar series will support coaches and administrators with: 

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Phonemic Awareness
Science of Oral Language
Mastering Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
Handwriting
Phonemic Awareness

We will guide you through a simplified roadmap, highlighting the most exciting developments in phonemic awareness instruction and equipping you with tools to identify red flags and avoid roadblocks.

Part 1: Empower
  • Understand the research and guiding principles behind phonemic awareness instruction
  • Showcase effective activities to facilitate educators' ability to enhance literacy development.
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Part 2: Equip
  • Learn how to identify red flags in phonemic awareness instruction
  • Understand its implications for student learning
  • Get the skills to implement effective remediation strategies to optimize literacy instruction outcomes
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Science of Oral Language

This series focuses on the impact of oral language and the critical role of screening and remediation. Its goal is to enhance the expertise of coaches and literacy leaders by equipping them with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively observe and evaluate key aspects of language instruction. Participants will learn how to identify specific steps to improve oral language skills for all students.

Part 1: Empower

Understand the research and guiding principles behind oral language as a fundamental component of literacy learning and the Science of Reading movement 

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Part 2: Equip
  • Learn how to identify root causes of oral language delays and impairments
  • Begin to identify oral language gaps with a practical and easy to use screening tool
  • Gain instructional strategies and the coaching moves designed to support effective classroom implementation
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Handwriting

A clear, actionable roadmap to strengthen handwriting instruction, focusing on research-backed methods and practical strategies to spot and address instructional gaps.

Part 1
  • Dive into the research and guiding principles behind handwriting and the Science of Reading.
  • Emphasize the importance of explicit, systematic instruction to build handwriting fluency and support literacy growth.
  • Set the stage for stronger instructional decision-making by understanding the “why” behind effective handwriting practices.
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Part 2
  • Zero in on how to spot red flags in handwriting instruction and recognize their impact on student progress.
  • Unpack the instructional shifts needed to address gaps and strengthen student learning.
  • Provide clear, actionable strategies to optimize handwriting instruction for stronger literacy outcomes.
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Support at Every Level: Mastering MTSS

This session focuses on defining Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), identifying data needs, and aligning support tiers. Its goal is to build leaders' and coaches' capacity to design and support student-centered systems. Participants will consider current barriers to MTSS implementation and learn about free, school-based solutions. Lastly, participants will reflect on current MTSS practices and plan next steps to optimize school resources.

Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)
  • Define MTSS and its role in supporting diverse student needs
  • Identify key data points to drive decision making
  • Align support tiers for maximum impact
  • Recognize common implementation challenges and explore free school-based solutions
  • Develop actionable next steps to optimize resources and improve student outcomes
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Science of Reading Webinars

Emerging Reader
Developing Reader
Vocabulary
Emerging Reader

Building Strong Readers: A Three-Part Virtual Workshop on the Science of Reading

This three-part virtual workshop series is designed to deepen your understanding of the Science of Reading and translate that knowledge into effective, classroom-ready instruction. Across three engaging sessions, participants will explore how the brain learns to read, how to implement evidence-based instruction, and how to provide targeted support to help all students achieve reading mastery.

Part 1: Understanding How the Brain Learns to Read

Duration: 3 hours

This session lays the foundation by demystifying the research behind how the brain processes written language. Educators will explore:

  • Core definitions of the Science of Reading
  • Orthographic mapping and how words are stored for fluent retrieval
  • The influence of reading science on instructional decisions and student outcomes
  • How early alignment with this research supports long-term literacy success
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Part 2: Bringing the Science of Reading into Daily Instruction

Duration: 3 hours

This practical session bridges research and classroom practice. Educators will learn to:

  • Identify what the Science of Reading looks like in everyday instruction
  • Use clear, student-friendly language to teach core concepts
  • Implement consistent instructional routines for emerging readers
  • Apply strategies that strengthen foundational decoding and fluency skills
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Part 3: Moving Toward Mastery – Practice, Feedback, and Differentiation

Duration: 3 hours

The final session focuses on helping students achieve fluency and mastery through informed practice and assessment. Topics include:

  • Routines and strategies to build automaticity with all word types
  • How to deliver effective, confidence-building feedback
  • Differentiating practice to meet diverse learner needs
  • Using diagnostic assessments to identify decoding challenges and their root causes
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Developing Reader

Developing Skilled Decoders: A Two-Part Virtual Workshop on the Science of Reading

This two-part virtual workshop dives into the science behind how developing readers decode increasingly complex words and how educators can support this growth through aligned instruction. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the cognitive processes involved in reading and walk away with practical strategies to strengthen decoding and word recognition skills in older and struggling readers.

Part 1: The Science Behind Skilled Word Reading

Duration: 3 hours

This session explores the cognitive science behind how the brain learns to read complex words and stores them for fluent reading. Educators will examine:

  • Common explanations of the Science of Reading
  • Orthographic mapping and how it supports effortless word recognition
  • How reading research informs instructional decisions
  • The long-term impact of early and aligned decoding instruction
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Part 2: Applying the Science to Instruction for Developing Readers

Duration: 3 hours

This hands-on session focuses on translating research into classroom-ready routines for growing and struggling readers. Educators will explore:

  • What scientifically aligned decoding instruction looks like in practice
  • How to deliver concepts with clear, concise language
  • Ready-to-use routines that bring consistency to decoding instruction
  • Strategies to help older readers decode and map complex word structures
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Vocabulary

Unlock the Power of Vocabulary: A Science of Reading-Informed Workshop for Educators
Join us for a dynamic professional learning session designed to deepen your understanding of vocabulary acquisition and its vital role in reading comprehension, fluency, and expression.

Workshop

Duration: 3 hours

In this research-based workshop, you’ll learn:

  • How vocabulary impacts reading, writing, and oral language development
  • What science tells us about how students learn new words
  • How to create ideal classroom conditions for vocabulary growth
  • Which words students are likely to learn independently—and which ones need to be explicitly taught
  • Practical, evidence-based strategies to make vocabulary instruction more effective and efficient
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Erasing the Misery

Empower your students to tackle multi-syllabic words with confidence and clarity! Join our four-part live webinar series to demystify decoding longer words to better decode and spell with ease.

Part 1
  • Explore the importance of phonemic awareness and syllable types as essential prerequisites for decoding
  • Understand how single-syllable conventions form the building blocks for reading big words
  • Gain insights into decoding, orthographic mapping, and why these skills are vital for literacy development
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Part 2
  • Explore the power of decoding words with closed syllables for improved fluency
  • Learn practical techniques to teach the schwa
  • Help students master open syllables
  • Extend your students’ skills with efficient, research-backed strategies that build mastery
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Part 3
  • Explore the power of closed and open syllables as a foundation for tackling complex words
  • Learn effective methods for identifying and teaching the elusive schwa sound
  • Gain confidence in introducing additional syllable types, including r-controlled and vowel-consonant-e
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Part 4
  • Strategies to ensure your emerging readers will establish firm foundations in the subskills that lead to strong decoding and fluent reading
  • Research-aligned techniques to teach phoneme play, letter-sound relationships, encoding decoding, onset rhyme, and rhyming
  • The how, the what, and the why of research-aligned strategies and best practices
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