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Flexible, research-based PD sessions you can watch on your own time. Choose from free trainings or Spotlight PDs, with new sessions added every month.

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Progress Monitoring Made Simple: How to Set Goals and Track What Matters

This training is all about making reading growth visible without adding hours to your day. Whether you’re tracking student progress for small group instruction, Tier 2 intervention, or IEP goals, this training walks you through simple strategies and tools—including our customizable Google Sheets progress tracker with built-in graphs. Learn how to use your daily lessons and student responses to guide instruction, communicate progress, and confidently answer the question, “Is this working?”

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From Data to Decisions: A Framework for Targeted Instructions

Tired of staring at student data and not knowing what to do next? This high-impact training gives you a simple, actionable framework to confidently interpret data and design instruction that actually meets student needs. Whether you're in a classroom, intervention group, or private practice, you’ll walk away with the tools to turn numbers into next steps.