Events for September 25, 2024 - July 13, 2024

Now that you’re familiar with what diagnostic assessments are and how to use them, presenter, Dr. Jamey Peavler will demonstrate how to use diagnostic data to identify underlying skill deficits when students are referred for intervention. Several real-life examples from striving readers will be shared, and participants will walk away with knowledge of how to plan an intervention for students that are identified at-risk on a universal screener. This session will be beneficial for K-6 teachers, special educators, coaches, and school leaders. These Experts Explain Series are presented in partnership with the Indiana Department of Education.

Our December coffee chat will be a follow up conversation from Dr. Jamey Peavler's Nov. 6 session on cognitve load theory in instructional design. Current members (joined or renewed in the last 12 months) received the recording via email on Nov. 11. If you weren't able to attend live, take a moment to view the recording and join us for our Dec. coffee chat discussion! If you have questions about your membership or did not receive the recording, please email natalie@in.thereadingleague.org and she will look into it.

Progress monitoring (PM) with curriculum-based measures is a powerful tool for using data to change reading outcomes. But common misconceptions about progress monitoring can get in the way. This session with Dr. Stephanie Stoller will revisit and clarify the value of progress monitoring by illustrating examples of using PM data to improve instruction at all tiers of the MTSS framework for school improvement. These Experts Explain Series are presented in partnership with the Indiana Department of Education.

High quality differentiation doesn’t have to be complicated, but it does require the use of data-based decision making. Effective instructional decisions ensure that supports address students’ needs.  This session, led by Dr. Holly Lane, will introduce methods for measuring ongoing progress in foundational reading skills and the use of assessment data to plan targeted small-group supplemental support.  These Experts Explain Series are presented in partnership with the Indiana Department of Education.

Join us, along with Dr. Sarah Brown, to explore how grade-level teams can maximize reading data use and better support both teachers and students. Through practical examples, learn how successful schools create efficient processes that allow teams to address student reading needs using screening and progress monitoring data. This session will highlight actionable ways to use data and support teams and students to accelerate student growth. These Experts Explain Series are presented in partnership with the Indiana Department of Education.

Join us to unlock the power of system-wide data analysis to explore opportunities in teaching and learning that aren’t found by reviewing data for individual students. In this session with Dr. Sarah Brown, we will provide ways to consider system-level data and essential questions to drive reading growth. Learn actionable strategies to implement targeted improvements across schools and be empowered to analyze and act on reading data in meaningful ways. These Experts Explain Series are presented in partnership with the Indiana Department of Education.