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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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Every Spotlight PD is intentionally designed to support your journey. You can sort by category or use the search bar below to find the right place to begin. Here’s what we recommend:

1 - Start with Clarity — SMARTER Routines. Ground daily instruction with simple, explicit routines.

2 - Build Structure — Structured Literacy. Implement a systematic, research-aligned approach across grade levels.

3 - Strengthen Confidence — Targeted Instruction. Learn how to differentiate while supporting diverse learning profiles.

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The Literacy Game Plan: Using Games to Teach, Engage, and Differentiate

The Literacy Game Plan is your go-to guide for using games to make literacy instruction more effective and more fun. In this training, we’ll walk you through how to intentionally use games to target specific reading and language skills, keep students engaged, and make differentiation simple. You’ll see how just one game can be adapted in multiple ways to meet different goals—and walk away with ready-to-use templates and ideas to build your own game-based activities. Whether you're working 1:1 or with a small group, you'll leave with a game plan that works.

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