Practical Strategies for Teachers
2024-03-04 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Live Webinar

Elevating Literacy - Empowering Teachers with the Science of Reading
2024-03-25 | Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, MO, 64108, United States
8:00am – 4:00pm
Join us for a day of learning and networking. Registration includes two keynote sessions, two breakout sessions, and breakfast, lunch, and light snacks.
For additional information on the schedule and sessions, visit https://ks.thereadingleague.org/events/elevating-literacy-conference-2024/
To register visit https://bit.ly/ElevatingLiteracy
For group discounts, please email info@ks.thereadingleague.org

The Not So Simple View of Writing
2024-04-04 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Live Webinar

Preparing to Teach your Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students Foundational Reading
2024-05-22 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Live Webinar

Summer Book Study
2024-06-17 | Virtual
We’re excited to announce our first-ever chapter network Summer Book Study selection: Effective Universal Instruction by Gibbons, Brown, & Niebling! This book offers an action-oriented approach to implementing and sustaining evidence-aligned instruction in tier one. Everyone is invited to join us this summer for a relaxed and engaging learning opportunity facilitated by The Reading League’s chapter leaders.

How to participate:

Register: Sign up for the book study using this link: https://bit.ly/TRLchapters. All participants will be sent weekly emails in June and July with a pacing guide, Zoom links, and additional resources related to what you are reading.
Get the Book: The book study is free, but you’ll need to get your own copy of Effective Universal Instruction. Use code SUMMER2024 in The Reading League’s shop to receive a 10% discount on this book and a complimentary copy of Science of Reading: The Defining Guide.
Engage: Attend our live, virtual kickoff with Dr. Stephanie Stollar, read 1-2 chapters per week, watch recorded videos with the authors at your own pace, share your favorite quotes on social media, and save the date for a live Q&A with the authors on July 29!

Scaffolding Complex Texts: Instructional Strategies for Equitable Access to Rigorous Content
2024-06-18 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
How can struggling readers comprehend complex texts that are challenging for them to read? The answer lies in instructional scaffolds. This session will model teacher practices that can be immediately implemented to assist struggling readers in reading and learning from rigorous texts and ensure equitable access to challenging content.
Michelle Elia, assistant professor at Marietta College, prepares pre-service teachers to teach reading using practices grounded in reading science. Her previous roles include Ohio Literacy Lead, Literacy Specialist, Special Education Consultant, and Intervention Specialist. Elia is a nationally recognized literacy PD provider and president of The Reading League Ohio. A lifelong learner, Elia is pursuing her doctorate in Reading Science at Mount St. Joseph University.
Register Here: https://bit.ly/ScaffoldComplexText

Mid-Book Study Discussion - Effective Universal Instruction
2024-07-09 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual
Join us for a live, virtual mid-study session where we’ll discuss the importance of the universal tier and how to use data to make decisions. This session is being held for Kansas educators that are interested in learning more about this topic. To Register, visit https://bit.ly/EffectiveInstructionTRLKS

Intensifying Instruction Through Differentiations Across All Tiers
2024-09-24 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual
Instructional time in small-group settings is a precious commodity that we must use thoughtfully and intentionally. Even the most well-designed independent activities can’t match the impact of time spent with a skilled teacher. We’re excited to partner with The Reading League Oklahoma to host Dr. Jamey Peavler, Assistant Professor and Program Facilitator in the Graduate Reading Science Program at Mount St. Joseph University. She’ll share insights on intensifying instruction to ensure every student’s needs are met. Don’t miss this opportunity—register now: https://bit.ly/PeavlerIntensifyIntervention

Oral Language and Reading Comprehension: Implications for Classroom Instruction with Dr. Mindy Bridges
2024-10-29 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | KS

Instructional Practices to Support Reading Comprehension of Content-Area Texts with Dr. Elizabeth Stevens
2024-11-06 19:00 - 20:15 (America/Chicago) | KS
The purpose of this presentation is to assist teachers with understanding and implementing reading comprehension-supportive practices for students with reading difficulties, including students with dyslexia.
Learning Objectives:

Identify the characteristics of typical readers and students experiencing reading difficulty
Summarize prior research on reading comprehension practices
Explain why vocabulary knowledge is important for reading comprehension
Identify tiered words and select important words to teach
Identify the components of explicit vocabulary instruction
Describe and implement a routine for explicitly teaching essential words
Identify the steps in question generation
Identify the steps in main idea generation
Practice using the questioning and main idea generation steps
Identify one practice you could implement tomorrow

Elizabeth Stevens is an Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas. Stevens completed her Ph.D. at The University of Texas at Austin. She holds a master’s degree in special education from the College of William and Mary and a reading specialist degree from the University of Virginia. Prior to pursuing her doctorate, she taught special education for nine years in Virginia. Her research focuses on improving academic outcomes for students with learning disabilities and learning difficulties. She has been awarded three IES research grants as PI or Co-PI, totaling over $7.1 million. She is PI of Project ALIGN, a 3.8 million efficacy study examining the effects of aligning reading comprehension practices across Tiers 1 and 2 for fifth graders with reading difficulties. Relatedly, she received the 2024 Early Career Publication Award from the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division for Research for an alignment study recently published in Exceptional Children. She is also PI of Math Words, a recently awarded $2.0 million grant aimed at developing a mathematics vocabulary intervention for students with math difficulty in Grades 3 and 4. Finally, she was Co-PI of a completed IES Development project ($1.4 million) focused on a professional development model to help middle school teachers implement research-based practices during content-area reading instruction. A recipient of the Rebecca Sandak Young Investigator Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, she has extensive experience in designing literacy interventions and examining their efficacy for diverse and at-risk populations, providing PD to districts, and examining the effects of such interventions through high-quality research studies. Stevens has published in numerous high-impact journals, including Scientific Studies of Reading, Exceptional Children, Journal of Learning Disabilities, Reading and Writing, Remedial and Special Education, and Teaching Exceptional Children.

Making Time for Social Studies
2025-02-18 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | KS

Elevating Literacy: Advancing Evidence into Practice
2025-03-07 07:30 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | KS
Join The Reading League Kansas and The Reading League Missouri for a full day of learning! This jam packed day will start with the keynote delivery by Kari Kurto, National Science of Reading Project Director. This is a day you won’t want to miss!

Strengthening Educator Preparation through School-University Partnerships
2025-11-06 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | KS

Elevating Literacy: Connecting Communities for Lasting Impact
2026-03-30 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Rhatigan Student Center Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount St #56, Wichita, KS, 67260, United States
Join The Reading League Kansas for their 3rd annual conference in Wichita, KS. For more information and to register, click here.
