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Bring Clarity, Structure, and Confidence to Your Literacy Instruction

On-demand Spotlight PDs designed to help bring clarity with simple literacy routines, implement structured literacy, and make confident, data-informed decisions without overwhelm.

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→ If you’re just getting started with structured literacy (or want to dive deeper into a specific instructional routine), start with the Reading Rules We Teach or trainings related to executive functioning, phonological awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, or writing. They will give you great foundations and simple routines you can implement with students right away.

→ If you’re looking to understand how to put together a structured literacy intervention lesson, take a look at our free Spotlight PDs all about How to Structure Elementary Literacy Intervention, or if you’re working with secondary students, check out Inside a Secondary Literacy Intervention Lesson.

→ If you’re looking to turn your literacy data into action, jump into our Data to Decisions or the Progress Monitoring Spotlight PD.

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From Data to Decisions: A Framework for Targeted Instruction

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.

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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?”