Literacy

  1. Events
  2. Literacy

Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Today

Filters

Changing any of the form inputs will cause the list of events to refresh with the filtered results.

Ready and Rising Readers New Site Orientation Option 2

Welcome to Ready and Rising Readers! This orientation is for new site leaders (Site Directors, Ed Specialists, Literacy Managers) to learn more about launching Ready and Rising Readers at their sites, as well as expectations for training, site support and data collection for the year. Orientations are mandatory for all partner sites each year.

$1.00

Ready and Rising Readers Returning Site Orientation Option 2

Welcome to Ready and Rising Readers! This orientation is for new site leaders (Site Directors, Ed Specialists, Literacy Managers) to learn more about launching Ready and Rising Readers at their sites, as well as expectations for training, site support and data collection for the year. Orientations are mandatory for all partner sites each year.

$1.00

Ready and Rising Readers New Site Orientation Option 3

Welcome to Ready and Rising Readers! This orientation is for new site leaders (Site Directors, Ed Specialists, and Literacy Managers) to learn more about launching Ready and Rising Readers at their sites, as well as expectations for training, site support, and data collection for the year. Orientations are mandatory for all partner sites each year.

$1.00

MS ExTRA Fall Literacy Institute: October 24-28, 2022

We are thrilled to host our annual MS ExTRA Fall Literacy Institute for the 2022-2023 school year!!  This week-long institute will allow literacy educators (those leading book clubs) to develop and sharpen their understanding and instruction of the MS ExTRA literacy model; review and build familiarization on book club expectations for the academic year; demo […]

Free

Ready and Rising Readers New Site Orientation Option 4

Welcome to Ready and Rising Readers! This orientation is for new site leaders (Site Directors, Ed Specialists, and Literacy Managers) to learn more about launching Ready and Rising Readers at their sites, as well as expectations for training, site support, and data collection for the year. Orientations are mandatory for all partner sites each year. […]

$1.00

Ready and Rising Readers Returning Site Leader Orientation Option 3

Welcome to Ready and Rising Readers! This orientation is for new site leaders (Site Directors, Ed Specialists, and Literacy Managers) to learn more about launching Ready and Rising Readers at their sites, as well as expectations for training, site support, and data collection for the year. Orientations are mandatory for all partner sites each year. […]

$1.00

MS ExTRA Literacy Educators PD Session 2: Pacing

  Facilitators: Allison Philippin and Noel Morales In this workshop, we will learn how pace contributes to a narrative. Pacing affects the mood of a story, helps develop ideas and themes, and allows the readers to connect to the characters and the events that surround them. We will also explore how dialogue and the length of […]

Free

MS ExTRA Winter Literacy Institute: February 16-17, 2023

We are thrilled to host our annual MS ExTRA Winter Literacy Institute for the 2022-2023 school year!!  This two day institute will be focusing on Refreshing and Resetting Your Book Clubs, looking into the areas of classroom management and redefining your instructional practices to support the mid-point of Live Projects. This training will take place […]

Free

MS ExTRA Literacy Educators PD: Session 4-Atmosphere and Foreshadowing

  Facilitators: Alex De La Cruz and Allison Philippin In this workshop, we will focus on Foreshadowing in a fictional text that creates an atmosphere of suspense in a story, so that the readers are interested and want to know more. This literary device is generally used to build anticipation in the minds of readers […]

Free

MS ExTRA Literacy Educators PD: Session 5-Red Herring and Rabbit Holes

Facilitators: Noel Morales and Tiffany Perry The red herring device is especially common in mysteries, thrillers, and detective stories, where writers want to keep their readers guessing until the very end. In this workshop, participants will identify where in the text red herrings/rabbit holes exist.  In addition, we will look at how vocabulary/sentence structure provides […]

Free