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Keys to Adolescent Literacy (Live Virtual Training)

March 22, 2023: Virtual

SESSION FULL. 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

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

April 5, 2023: 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.

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

April 12 - 26, 2023: Virtual

2 FULL DAYS: April 12 & 26. 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

The Key Vocabulary Routine (Live Virtual Training)

April 13 - 27, 2023: Virtual

2 FULL DAYS: April 13 & 27. 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.

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

May 2 - 23, 2023: Virtual

2 FULL DAYS. 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

Keys to Content Writing Train-the-Facilitator (Live Virtual Training)

May 3 - 4, 2023: Virtual

2 FULL DAYS. May 3 & 4. Learn to be a facilitator for The Keys to Early 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!

Writing

Keys to Early Writing Coach Training (Live Virtual Training)

May 9 - 23, 2023: Virtual

2 FULL DAYS May 9 & 23. 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.

Writing

Keys to Content Writing Coach Training (Live Virtual Training)

May 10 - 23, 2023: Virtual

2 FULL DAYS May 10 & 23. 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.

Writing

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

May 11 - 23, 2023: Virtual

2 FULL DAYS. 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.

Vocabulary

Keys to Literacy 15th Anniversary Conference

May 12, 2023: Virtual

Keys to Literacy 15th Anniversary Virtual-Live Conference. Help us celebrate by attending our one-day conference that includes 12 webinar sessions presented by Keys to Literacy national trainers/consultants. Registration includes 6 weeks of access to all recorded sessions.

Keys to Early Writing Train-the-Facilitator (Live Virtual Training)

May 17 - 18, 2023: Virtual

2 FULL DAYS. May 17 & 18. Learn to be a facilitator for The Keys to Early 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!

Writing

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

May 22 - 25, 2023: Virtual

THREE FULL DAYS. May 22 & 24-25. 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, Vocabulary

Keys to Early Writing (Live Virtual Training)

May 30 - June 6, 2023: Virtual

2 FULL DAYS: May 30 & June 6. 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)

June 1 - 15, 2023: Virtual

Two FULL Days: June 1 & 15. 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

Keys to Adolescent Literacy (Live Virtual Training)

June 6, 2023: 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

Adolescent Reading Intervention (Live Virtual Training)

June 8, 2023: 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

Key Vocabulary Routine Train-the-Facilitator (Live Virtual Training)

July 31 - August 1, 2023: Virtual

2 FULL DAYS. July 31 & August 1. Learn to be a facilitator for The Key Vocabulary Routine online course. If your school or district is interested in using in-house facilitators to offer a facilitated-online professional development course for vocabulary strategy instruction, this Train-the-Facilitator is for you!

Vocabulary

Events Sponsored by Other Organizations

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

Massachusetts Reading Association Annual Conference

April 27 - 28, 2023: Quincy, MA

Donna Mastrovito will be presenting the workshop "Spotlight on Strengthening Sentence Sense"