Literacy Instruction
Let’s Collaborate!
Together, we can tailor professional learning experiences to meet the goals and needs of the educators in your school or district. We can explore the instructional strategies on this page through any of the following learning contexts:
Collaborative Planning and Co-Teaching
Demonstration Lessons in Classrooms
Full or Half-Day Workshops
Virtual Visits
Create a Reading-Rich Classroom:
Strategies to Start the Year
Kick off the school year with this dynamic professional learning experience designed to help you establish powerful routines. Explore three big ideas: surrounding students with a rich variety of books, co-creating classroom agreements, and launching powerful reading routines. Learn practical strategies that will set a positive tone for the year, nurture a community of readers, and enhance literacy outcomes.
Mid-Year Reading Recharge:
Elevate Daily Literacy Routines
Looking for practical ideas to refresh your students’ reading routines while staying rooted in evidence-based practices? In this session, you’ll learn innovative and easy-to-implement ideas to elevate read-aloud experiences and support independent readers. Leave with a list of must-have children’s books that your students will love!
Energize End-of-Year Literacy Learning:
Fresh Strategies for the Final Stretch
Explore innovative strategies to revitalize interactive read alouds and empower students to independently apply reading strategies. Learn practical approaches that infuse joy into literacy routines while boosting learning and engagement. Set students up for summer reading success by fostering a love of reading that extends beyond the classroom. Head back to your classroom with actionable strategies to invigorate your year-end literacy instruction.
The Literacy Workshop:
An Innovative Approach to Integrated Reading and Writing Instruction
You’ve heard it said many times, reading and writing go hand-in-hand. It’s true, but how do you meaningfully connect the two in everyday classroom practice? In this idea-packed, forward-thinking workshop, Maria will help you save valuable classroom time while empowering students to uncover exciting connections in their learning—leading to stronger, more motivated readers and writers. Leave with a collection of literacy workshop mentor texts and demonstration lessons to try out in your classroom.
