Keys to Adolescent Literacy Session I:

A Data-Driven Approach to Reading Intervention

(Live Virtual Training)

This is a half day training.  Registration deadline is February 25, 2026.

A copy of the Essentials of Adolescent Literacy training book is required for this session and is not included in the registration fee.  The book can be purchased on the Keys to Literacy website.

Live Virtual Professional Development

The Keys trainer will use Zoom video conferencing to deliver this training in an interactive format using features such as breakout rooms and chat.  Sessions are not recorded - attendance only in real time.

Provide grades 5-12 educators with foundational literacy knowledge and adolescent literacy insights to support reading, writing, and engagement across all content areas.

Grounded in more than 20 years of experience and the latest research on effective adolescent literacy instruction, Keys to Adolescent Literacy provides powerful professional learning designed to enhance student literacy achievement incorporating Joan Sedita's The Essentials of Adolescent Literacy book.

This session is particularly valuable for intervention educators and literacy leaders who seek a foundational understanding of literacy assessment in grades 5–12. It is also appropriate for Grades 5 and 6 classroom teachers who administer and analyze literacy assessment data. Participants learn about the different types of assessment (screening, diagnostic, progress monitoring, and summative), along with a model for using progress monitoring assessments throughout the school year for students receiving intervention instruction. Additionally, the session will cover how to utilize reading assessment data to inform instructional decisions at the student, classroom, grade, and school levels.

Training Description

The following topics are covered in this session:

• Assessment and MTSS
• A Secondary Literacy Instruction Model
• A Grades 5-12 Screening and Diagnostic Assessment Model
• Assessment Types and Terminology
• Analyzing Assessment Data
• Matching Students to Interventions

Connecting This Session to Keys to Literacy’s Comprehensive Professional Learning Suite: This session can stand alone as an overview of reading assessment and use of data in grades 5-12. It complements and pairs well with Session H, “Supporting Adolescents With Literacy Difficulties.”

ADDRESS TO SHIP BOOK

**Please note that training books will need to be mailed to participants.  Books will be mailed to the billing address provided, unless noted otherwise in the notes section of the online registration or sent to us by email.

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REFUND/CANCELLATION POLICY

• If you cancel 3 days or more prior to training, you will be issued a 50% refund.
• No refunds will be issued for "no shows" or cancellations within 72 hours of training.
• Substitutions accepted.