Join the Mebane Scholars of UNC Charlotte's Mebane Early Literacy Center for a FREE screening of the documentary Left Behind. Following the film, an expert panel, including Laura Freeman (Founding Vice President of TRL-NC), will discuss dyslexia, the Science of Reading, and the current landscape of literacy efforts across North Carolina.

"Many students can decode words but still struggle to understand the text in front of them. Fluency is often the missing bridge. Join The Reading League North Carolina for a focused conversation with Dr. Lynne Kulich on how fluency instruction builds clear pathways to comprehension. Sponsored by Benchmark Education. What you will explore: • What fluent reading really means • Why fluency matters for comprehension • What explicit fluency instruction looks like in real classrooms • How teachers can move students from decoding to understanding complex text If you work with developing readers, this session will give you practical insight you can apply immediately."