VLA Kick-Off
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Virginia Events
August 2023-July 2024
May 21, 2024
Professional Panel: Using VALLSS Data to Drive Literacy Instruction
View the recording here!
Join us to hear from professional educators from across Virginia who will share how they use VALLSS data to: drive instructional grouping on targeted skills, monitor growth, and make instructional decisions. This event is free and open to all!
TRL-VA: Explicit Language Instruction, Presented by Christa Harris and Austen Hecker, VLP
April 22, 2024
Join TRL-VA to discuss the ‘other’ side of the reading rope – language! Christa Haring and Austen Hecker, share their experience and expertise in the area of language development and how to use evidence-based literacy instruction to build these skills in the classroom. View the recording here.
Deborah Lynam, “Understanding Dyslexia”
March 25, 2024
TRL-VA hosted Deborah Lynam from NCIL for an insightful session designed to enhance your understanding of dyslexia. This opportunity focused on deepening knowledge about the signs of dyslexia, equipping you with the ability to recognize these indicators in students more effectively. View the recording here.
TRL-VA: Virginia Literacy Partnerships-VALLSS I’ve assessed my students. Now What?
December 5, 2023
Carlin Conner and Beth Williams share information about how Virginia teachers can interpret VALLSS data and use Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction Practices from VLP. View the recording here.
But What Do I Do When I Come to a Word I DON’T Know?–A Strategy for Reading Big Words
November 13, 2023
TRL-VA hosted Becky Beegle in sharing information to strengthen your understanding of how to teach students to decode multisyllabic words. Using explicit instruction, Becky modeled a strategy for reading ‘big words”.
TRL-VA Kick-off Event
August 29, 2023
The Reading League of Virginia kicked off the 2023-2024 school year by hosting Jamey Peavler. In this session, Jamey shared information on a scientifically-based ELA block. This session was open to all. You can watch it here.
Articles & Reports
Report of the National Early Literacy Panel
Report of the National Reading Panel
Ending the Reading Wars: Reading Acquisition from Novice to Expert (Castles, Rastle, & Nation, 2018)
Books
Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties (Kilpatrick, 2015)
Reading for Life (Stone, 2019)
Speech to Print, 3rd Edition (Moats, 2020)
Websites
International Dyslexia Association
National Center for Improving Literacy