Events - Keys to Literacy

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Recorded Sessions from First Annual Write-Now Conference

December 14, 2024: Virtual

Did you miss the live, virtual conference that was held on November 15? You can still register to access the recorded workshop sessions! Recordings will be available for viewing from November 17 to December 31, 2024. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS December 13, 2024.

Keys to Beginning Reading Hybrid-Online, Facilitated Course

January 13 - May 12, 2025: Virtual

Would you like to learn evidence-based instructional practices for teaching foundational reading skills that are aligned with the science of reading? The professional development modules in this course are just what you need! Join a virtual community of practice with other educators to learn practical instructional suggestions to support your students while you work through the asynchronous online course.

Comprehension, Phonics, Vocabulary

Keys to Early Writing (Live Virtual Training)

January 28 - February 11, 2025: Virtual

2 FULL DAYS: January 28 & February 11. This two-day virtual, live professional development focuses on writing instruction for students in grades K-2. Participants learn developmentally appropriate, evidence-based practices for teaching beginning writing skills to young students.

Writing

Keys to Content Writing, Grades 3-12 (Live Virtual Training)

January 28 - February 11, 2025: Virtual

Two FULL Days: January 28 & February 11. This virtual, live professional development focuses on writing instruction across all subjects for students in grades 3-12. Participants learn best practices to address the writing requirements of state writing standards, including frequent writing in all content areas.

Writing

The Key Vocabulary Routine (Live Virtual Training)

February 11 - 18, 2025: Virtual

2 FULL DAYS: February 11 & 18. This two-day professional development presents research-based instructional practices for teaching vocabulary throughout the school day. Participants learn how to teach academic vocabulary using existing content reading instructional materials. When used across multiple grade levels, students benefit from a consistent approach.

Vocabulary

Keys to Beginning Reading Higher Education Hybrid-Online, Facilitated Course

February 14 - April 25, 2025: Virtual

Are you looking to revamp your Foundational & Comprehensive Literacy Courses with additional evidence-based skills & strategies? Are you exploring how to better prepare your preservice teachers with tools they can immediately apply in their student teaching and future classrooms and collaborate with other faculty in a community of practice? This professional learning opportunity is for you!

Comprehension, Higher Education, Phonics, Vocabulary

Key Comprehension Routine: Grades 4-12 (Live Virtual Training)

February 18 - 25, 2025: Virtual

2 FULL DAYS: February 18 & 25. This virtual professional development presents evidence-based instructional practices for teaching comprehension strategies in any content area. Participants learn how to teach a set of strategies that students can apply to support reading comprehension. When used across multiple grade levels, students benefit from a consistent approach to comprehension instruction as they move from grade to grade and subject to subject.

Comprehension

Keys to Beginning Reading, Train-the-Facilitator (Live Virtual Training)

February 20 - March 6, 2025: Virtual

THREE FULL DAYS. February 20, 27 & March 6. Learn to be a facilitator for the hybrid-online facilitated course! Is your school or district interested in using in-house staff to provide facilitated online professional development for Keys to Beginning Reading? If the answer is yes, this Train-the-Facilitator might be right for you!

Comprehension, Phonics, Train-the-Facilitator, Vocabulary

Keys to Beginning Reading Higher Education Certified Faculty Training (Live Virtual Training)

February 21 - March 7, 2025: Virtual

THREE FULL DAYS. February 21, 28 & March 7. Become a Certified Faculty of the Keys to Beginning Reading online course! Is your college or university faculty interested in embedding the IDA Accredited Keys to Beginning Reading course within their foundational literacy courses or supporting other faculty in enhancing their background knowledge of evidence-based instructional practices aligned with the Science of Reading? If the answer is yes, this Certified Faculty Training is for you!

Comprehension, Higher Education, Phonics, Vocabulary

Advanced Word Study: Grade 4 and Beyond (Live Virtual Training)

March 4, 2025: Virtual

This one-day training focuses on teaching advanced word study so students can spell and read multisyllable words in any subject. Beginning in grade four, after students have developed knowledge of letter-sound correspondences and basic decoding skills in the primary grades, they need to learn how to combine those skills with knowledge of syllable patterns, syllable division principles, and morphology (roots, prefixes, suffixes) to read and spell unfamiliar multisyllable words.

Adolescent Reading Intervention (Live Virtual Training)

March 5, 2025: Virtual

This one-day seminar provides an overview of why some older students have difficulty with reading, and what intervention instruction should look like that meets the individual needs students.

Comprehension

Keys to Adolescent Literacy (Live Virtual Training)

March 11, 2025: Virtual

This one-day workshop offers an overview of adolescent literacy for students in grades 5-12 in all subjects. It builds the background knowledge of middle and high school teachers about how students learn to read, best practices for teaching content reading and writing skills, and why some older students have difficulty.

Comprehension

Understanding Dyslexia (Live Virtual Training)

March 13, 2025: Virtual

Would you like to better understand dyslexia and how it affects your students’ reading ability? This one-day seminar is just what you need!

The Key Comprehension Routine Peer Coach Training (Live Virtual Training)

March 25 - April 10, 2025: Virtual

2 FULL DAYS. March 25 & April 10. Advanced training for building or district level individuals to become a peer implementation coach/facilitator for the The Key Comprehension Routine. The training includes a deep review of the routine and coaching skills. Prior attendance at a Key Comprehension 4-12 or Key Comprehension K-3 initial training is a prerequisite for Peer Coach Training.

Comprehension, Peer Coaching

The Key Vocabulary Routine Peer Coach Training (Live Virtual Training)

March 27 - April 10, 2025: Virtual

2 FULL DAYS. March 27 & April 10. Advanced training for building or district level individuals to become a peer implementation coach/facilitator for the The Key Vocabulary Routine. The training includes a deep review of the routine and coaching skills. Prior attendance at a Key Vocabulary initial training is a prerequisite for Peer Coach Training.

Peer Coaching, Vocabulary

Keys to Content Writing Peer Coach Training (Live Virtual Training)

April 8 - 10, 2025: Virtual

2 FULL DAYS. April 8 & 10. Advanced training for building or district level individuals to become a peer implementation coach/facilitator for Keys to Content Writing. The training includes a deep review of the program and coaching skills.

Peer Coaching, Writing

Keys to Early Writing Peer Coach Training (Live Virtual Training)

April 9 - 10, 2025: Virtual

2 FULL DAYS. April 9-10. Advanced training for building or district level individuals to become a peer implementation coach/facilitator for Keys to Early Writing. The training includes a deep review of the program and coaching skills.

Peer Coaching, Writing

Keys to Content Writing Certified Facilitator Training (Live Virtual Training)

April 15 - 16, 2025: Virtual

2 FULL DAYS. April 15-16. Learn to be a facilitator for The Keys to Content Writing online course. If your school or district is interested in using in-house facilitators to offer a facilitated-online professional development course for comprehension strategy instruction, this Train-the-Facilitator is for you!

Train-the-Facilitator, Writing

Leading Research-Based Writing Instruction with The Writing Rope (Live Virtual Training)

April 22, 2025: Virtual

This one-day professional development is designed for leaders and instructional coaches leading research-based writing instruction across schools and districts.

Writing

Events Sponsored by Other Organizations

Keys to Literacy staff members will present at the following events:

53rd Annual Mississippi Literacy Association Conference

December 4 - 6, 2024: Biloxi, MS

Hawaii International Conference on Education

January 4 - 7, 2025: Honolulu, HI

Center for Literacy and Learning, Plain Talk Conference

February 12 - 14, 2025: New Orleans, LA

National ESEA, 2025 National ESEA Conference

February 19 - 21, 2025: Austin, TX

The Reading League Michigan, Annual Conference

February 22, 2025: University Center, MI

Impact Florida Education Summit

February 27 - 28, 2025: Orlando, FL