Rock Your Literacy Block
Join elementary school teacher, Lindsay Kemeny, as she walks you through her literacy block and shares what’s working in her classroom.
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The Right to Read Screening and Panel Discussion
The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City 320 E 9th St., Charlotte, North Carolina, United StatesJoin The Reading League North Carolina (TRL-NC), UNC-Charlotte, and Collaborative Classroom for a screening of The Right to Read documentary, followed by a panel discussion with literacy advocates facilitated by TRL-NC President Linda Rhyne. Guests will then enjoy lunch and conversation about the film.
The Right to Read film shares the stories of an NAACP activist and South Carolina native Kareem Weaver, a teacher, and two American families who fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational indicator of life-long success: the ability to read.
Free
Back to School Celebration with The Reading League North Carolina
ZoomJoin The Reading League North Carolina for a virtual Back to School Celebration for the new year! Meet other members and friends in our community. Learn more about TRL-NC and events. Join our breakout room discussion based on Dr. Stephanie Stollar's guidance: "Moving from Shared Reading to Intentionally Reading Aloud." We have prizes to give away!
Free
The Right to Read Film Screening and Conversation
Hayti Heritage Center 804 Old Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC, United StatesJoin Hill Learning Center for a complimentary screening of The Right to Read documentary at the historic Hayti Heritage Center. The event features a screening of the award-winning documentary by executive producer LeVar Burton, The Right to Read. This film shares the stories of an NAACP activist, a teacher, and two American families who fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational indicator of life-long success: the ability to read. Following the screening, a panel of education and community advocates will discuss this film’s message. The panel will be moderated by Rupen Fofaria of EdNC and will feature Laura Stewart of 95 Percent Group, Jaalil Hart of KIPP NC, and Durham Public Schools Educator Dawn McClendon.
Free
Rise and Read 2023
Rhodes Conf Center-Strickland Building Forsyth Tech 1615 Miller Street, Winston-Salem, NC, United StatesOn November 7, 2023, Read Write Spell will host our biennial Rise & Read Breakfast fundraiser. This year's keynote speaker is Emily Hanford. Emily Hanford is an award-winning journalist who helped spark a national movement to bring the science of reading to schools with her groundbreaking podcast episode, Hard Words: Why Aren’t Our Kids Being Taught to Read? Emily has traveled the country speaking with educators, caregivers and families, and other stakeholders about literacy instruction, and she will share some of those insights with us.
It is important to give back to the community, and there is no greater investment than providing a child with a foundation for success in education. Please join us for Rise & Read 2023 on Tuesday, November 7 at 8 a.m. to help support the work of Read Write Spell in our community.
The Reading League North Carolina is a sponsor for this event.
Free
7 Mighty Moves
ZoomJoin The Reading League Pennsylvania, The Reading League New York, and The Reading League North Carolina’s book study of Lindsay Kemeny's smash #1 best seller: 7 Mighty Moves: Research-Backed, Classroom-Tested Strategies to Ensure K-3 Reading Success.
Free
7 Mighty Moves
ZoomJoin The Reading League Pennsylvania, The Reading League New York, and The Reading League North Carolina’s book study of Lindsay Kemeny's smash #1 best seller: 7 Mighty Moves: Research-Backed, Classroom-Tested Strategies to Ensure K-3 Reading Success.
Free
Grounding Multilingual Learners’ Reading Instruction in Evidence
ZoomJoin us on January 23rd at 7:00PM EST for a virtual session with Dr. Antonio Fierro, Vice President of Professional Learning and Academics, 95 Percent Group and Dr. Maria Coady, Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Educational Equity and Professor of Multilingual Education at NC State University. The session will explain how current research informs reading instruction for Multilingual Learners. Participants will learn actionable strategies supported by reading science.
Free
Annual Day of Dyslexia, a Structured Literacy Symposium
Hill Learning Center 3200 Pickett Road Open this address in Google Maps (opens a new tab), Durham, NC, United StatesIDA NC will host Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan for the annual Day of Dyslexia, a Structured Literacy Symposium. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan is a bilingual speech and language pathologist, dyslexia therapist, certified academic language therapist and author of the book, Literacy Foundations for English Language Learners. In addition, Dr. Cardenas-Hagan is the Chairperson of the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities and is the Past Vice-Chairperson of the International Dyslexia Association, and is a recipient of the Margaret Byrd Rawson Lifetime Achievement Award by the IDA. Join us on February 12, 2024 from 8:30-1:30 at the Hill Learning Center in Durham. Participants may also choose to attend virtually at the Fletcher School in Charlotte for networking opportunities or attend virtually from home.
$25