Keys to Adolescent Literacy Session C:

Unlocking Meaning:  Effective Comprehension Instruction

(Live Virtual Training)

This is a half day training.  Registration deadline is January 26, 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.

Participants explore why students often struggle with complex texts and learn effective strategies for teaching close reading and comprehension monitoring. This interactive session offers research-based approaches to close reading. Practical suggestions are provided for teaching before-, during-, and after-reading comprehension strategies across all subjects, including the use of graphic organizers, summarizing, and generating questions.

Training Description

The following topics are covered in this session:

• Factors Affecting Comprehension
• Access to High-quality Grade-level Text
• Close Reading
• Metacognition and Comprehension Monitoring
• Comprehension Strategies

Connecting This Session to Keys to Literacy’s Comprehensive Professional Learning Suite: This session serves as an excellent stand-alone introduction to comprehension instruction. It complements and pairs well with Session B “Building Vocabulary Across All Disciplines,” or Session D “Teaching Text Structure to Support Reading and Writing.” It can also serve as a launching point for more extensive professional learning focused on teaching comprehension for schools or districts exploring The Key Comprehension Routine professional development.

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.