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Letterland Program Overview

May 3, 2018: Carver, MA

This half-day workshop will provide an overview of research-based instructional practices for teaching phonemic awareness and phonics to young children that incorporates activities and materials from the Letterland program.

Phonics

Keys to Comprehension for SEI and English as a Second Language

May 21 - 22, 2018: Rowley, MA

This professional development uses the content from The Key Comprehension Routine training. Educators learn how to teach strategies in an SEI (Sheltered English Immersion) classroom using existing content reading and instructional materials. They also learn how to use Key Comprehension strategies to consolidate content to make it more accessible to ELLs, and to create opportunities for elaborated talk about content between ELLs and fluent English peers.

Comprehension

Keys to Early Writing

May 31 - June 1, 2018: Rowley, MA
November 1 - 2, 2018: Southern MA TBD

Two-day routine trains teachers to introduce basic oral and written expression skills to students in grades K-3.

Writing

Pre-K to Grade 6 Literacy Conference

June 1, 2018: Bedford, MA

This one-day conference is being sponsored by Keys to Literacy in collaboration with the EDCO Collaborative and Commonwealth Learning Online Institute. Come join us for a day of interactive learning for elementary educators! There will be two main strands of workshops: Pre-K-Grade 2 Literacy Instruction, and Grades 3-6 Content Literacy Instruction.

Comprehension

The Key Comprehension Routine: Primary Grades

June 4 - 5, 2018: Rowley, MA
October 17 - 18, 2018: Bedford, MA

This instructional routine teaches students a foundational set of comprehension strategies that are used consistently across multiple grade levels and embedded in all subjects. The strategies are taught using existing content reading and instructional materials. The routine includes: main idea skills, text structure, top-down topic webs, two-column notes, summary, and question generation.

Comprehension

Keys to Content Writing Instruction for Grades 3-6

June 6 - 7, 2018: Rowley, MA
November 29 - 30, 2018: Rowley, MA

This is a two-day revised version developed specifically for this grade range. It includes instructional practices for teaching students how to write in all subject areas using strategies that are aligned with state literacy standards. This training focuses on how to teach specific writing skills such as sentence and paragraph writing, patterns of organization, writing introductions and conclusions, writing from sources, quick writes, and how to use writing to learn content.

Writing

Keys to Content Writing Instruction for Grades 6-12

June 8, 2018: Rowley, MA

This is a one-day revised version developed specifically for this grade range. It includes instructional practices for teaching students how to write in all subject areas using strategies that are aligned with state literacy standards. The training covers topics such as quick writes, content learning tasks, formal writing tasks, the writing process, writing from sources, and using a writing assignment guide.

Writing

Letterland Phonics Program Training: Kindergarten

June 14, 2018: Bedford, MA
August 13, 2018: Rowley, MA

Information and training for using the Letterland program in Kindergarten.

Phonics

Letterland Phonics Program Training: Grade 1

June 15, 2018: Bedford, MA
August 14, 2018: Rowley, MA

Information and training for using the Letterland program in Grade 1.

Phonics

Train-the-Trainer for the Key Comprehension Routine

June 26, 2018: Lincolnton, NC

Advanced 5 day training (June 26-28 & July 23-24) for building or district level individuals to become Certified Level I Trainers for The Key Comprehension Routine.

Comprehension

Keys to Vocabulary for SEI and English as a Second Language

August 7 - 8, 2018: Rowley, MA

This professional development uses the content from The Key Vocabulary Routine. Educators learn how to teach vocabulary in an SEI (Sheltered English Immersion) classroom using existing content reading and instructional materials. They also learn how to use Key Vocabulary strategies to consolidate content to make it more accessible to ELLs, and to create opportunities for elaborated talk about content between ELLs and fluent English peers.

Vocabulary

The ANSWER Writing Routine

August 15, 2018: Rowley, MA
November 27, 2018: Southern MA TBD
December 4, 2018: Bedford, MA
December 5, 2018: Western MA TBD

This one-day workshop addresses written responses to question prompts based on text and non-text sources. This kind of combined comprehension-writing task is often found on writing assessments such as standardized state tests, high-school SAT’s, and benchmark on-demand classroom writing.

Writing

Keys to Comprehension for Students with Learning Disabilities

August 16 - 17, 2018: Rowley, MA

This professional development uses the content from The Key Comprehension Routine training and incorporates information about the learning needs that students with learning disabilities have with comprehension.

Comprehension

Supporting Critical Thinking: Student Question Generation and Rigorous Discussion

October 16, 2018: Rowley, MA

This one-day seminar offers instructional suggestions for helping students become more critical thinkers through collaborative, peer discussion.

Comprehension

Keys to Close Reading

October 23, 2018: Bedford, MA

One-day training shows participants how to plan and conduct a close reading lesson.

Comprehension

Keys to Argument Writing

October 29, 2018: Bedford, MA

One-day training focuses on how to teach opinion/argument pieces in all content areas.

Writing

Letterland Phonics Program Training: Kindergarten – Fall Session

November 13, 2018: Rowley, MA

Information and training for using the Letterland program in Kindergarten.

Phonics

Letterland Phonics Program Training: Grade 1 – Fall Session

November 14, 2018: Rowley, MA

Information and training for using the Letterland program in Grade 1.

Phonics

Letterland Phonics Program Training: Grade 2 – Fall Session

November 15, 2018: Rowley, MA

Information and training for using the Letterland program in Grade 2.

Phonics

The Key Comprehension Routine Coach Training

December 17 - 18, 2018: Rowley, MA

Advanced training for building or district level individuals to become a coach facilitator for Keys routines. The training includes a day of deep review of the routine and coaching skills.

Comprehension

Events Sponsored by Other Organizations

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

New England League of Middle Schools: Keys to Close Reading

May 8, 2018: North Andover, MA

This one-day training shows participants how to plan and conduct a close reading lesson.

Illinois Reading Council

October 4 - 6, 2018: Peoria, IL

Joan Sedita will present at the annual fall conference.

IDA South Carolina

November 3, 2018: Columbia, SC

Joan Sedita will present a seminar day about comprehension.