Leaders in Literacy
Planning for Learning Loss Recovery In this webinar, we will feature a teacher-led panel discussion. As schools wrap up an unprecedented school year, planning is underway for learning loss recovery, especially for the most vulnerable students. Our guest panel of educators will review their previous summer school initiatives and successes. They’ll discuss how they plan…
Leaders in Literacy
Implementing District-Wide K-2 Reading Initiatives: A Case Study on Sustainability. In this webinar, Tracy Newhart, Literacy Coordinator for Fort Smith Public Schools in Fort Smith, Arkansas will share her experiences in implementing sensory-cognitive instruction in Kindergarten through second grade classrooms and how the district emphasized reading instruction aligned with Arkansas’ RISE standards. Over four years,…
MTSS Solutions for International Schools: A Lindamood-Bell® Overview
In this interactive webinar, MTSS Solutions for International Schools, Brilliana Rawlins, Lindamood-Bell’s Manager of International Endeavors for Schools, will discuss their process-based approach to learning across an MTSS framework that meets the needs of diverse learners, including EAL students. Case studies of Lindamood-Bell’s comprehensive partnerships in Latin America and the Caribbean will highlight how literacy…
Leaders in Literacy
In this webinar, Teaching During the Pandemic: Educators Supporting the Most At-Risk Students, we feature a teacher-led panel discussion. Schools do not look the same this year but at-risk students need the attention of specialty staff and leaders now more than ever. Our guest panel of educators will discuss the pandemic’s impact on their classrooms…
Global Perspectives
To view the video in Spanish, click here. We are very excited to broadcast the first installment of our Global Perspectives web series featuring educators from around the globe sharing their stories of Lindamood-Bell professional learning and increasing student literacy. In Spotlight on Honduras: MTSS in an International School, Mrs. Laura Martinez will…
Leaders in Literacy
In this webinar, Distance Learning and Student Engagement: Success Stories and Lessons Learned, Melissa Busolo, Regional Literacy Coach Project Coordinator for the San Luis Valley BOCES in Alamosa, CO, will share her experiences coaching teachers remotely in multiple districts as they implement live, online instruction for Special Education students and how they are managing IEP…
Leaders in Literacy
In this webinar, titled Sensory-Cognitive Instruction in Response to a State Dyslexia Mandate, Cathey Ford, Dyslexia Coordinator for Fort Smith Public Schools in Fort Smith, Arkansas, will discuss lessons learned, data results, and longitudinal student performance changes. It will also demonstrate the implementation of whole school and summer school models, as well as their transition…
Leaders in Literacy
In this webinar, titled Four Decades of Special Education Reading Instruction: Lessons Learned from a Career of Implementing Reading Practices in a Large Urban School District, Barbara Wilmarth, Instructional Staff Developer, Exceptional Student Education (ESE) for Pinellas County Schools in Florida, will highlight how the implementation of process-based reading instruction changed student performance and how…
Leaders in Literacy
Learn how Fort Smith turned their state dyslexia mandate into an opportunity to fundamentally restructure how reading instruction was provided across their entire district. In this webinar, Cathey Ford, Intervention/Dyslexia Coordinator for Fort Smith Public School District, will discuss how her district provided extensive professional development in sensory-cognitive reading instruction to teachers across 19…
Leaders in Literacy
In this webinar, the Honorable Robert Pasternack, former Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services at the U.S. Department of Education, will discuss how research-validated literacy instruction can impact referrals for Special Education services. He will also address how literacy gaps are often mistaken for learning disabilities. This presentation…
