Webinar
The Role of Decodable Texts in Developing Strong Foundational Reading Skills
Decodable texts are an essential part of early reading instruction, providing emerging readers with a valuable tool to develop their foundational reading skills. However, questions often arise about this resource, such as: What is a decodable text? When should I use decodable texts? Is reading just decodable texts enough for my emerging readers? When should I transition to other types of readers?
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HiMama Webinar: How to Teach Phonological Awareness in Early Childhood
Join us and our friends at HiMama for a special recorded webinar “How to Teach Phonological Awareness in Early Childhood.” Join Heggerty’s Marjorie Bottari, Director of Professional Development, to learn and define the 3 PH’s: phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, and phonics, and dig into the research behind the importance of phonological awareness and how to teach it in the home and classroom.
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Why Teach Articulation Awareness? The Importance of Accurate Sound Production in Literacy
Did you know? Articulation and speech sounds help facilitate phonemic awareness, positively impacting literacy development!
Join Literacy Specialist, Lori Jurjovec for a NEW Heggerty webinar to learn why articulation matters, see real examples of how it can influence student’s reading and spelling accuracy, and how to avoid common errors when working with students at home or in the classroom.
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Navigating Decodable Texts and Leveled Readers: What Are They and How Can We Use Them?
The hot topic we are hearing about all across education are the words, “decodable text,” and for good reason! Join Heggerty’s Marjorie Bottari, Director of Professional Development, and Literacy Specialist Erica Suarez to learn more about what decodable texts and leveled readers are, their purpose in different instructional settings, and how we can make informed instructional decisions using the resources we have.
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The First Steps to Science of Reading: A Closer Look at Foundational Skills
Phonological Awareness, decoding & sight recognition are essentials of reading instruction, but they’re not always found in every classroom. Join Heggerty Literacy Specialist, Lauren Walsh, for a discussion on what foundational skills are and how you can bring these skills to your classroom in a fun and engaging way.
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Bridging Research and Reality: Balancing Foundational Skills Instruction in the Classroom
Sift through the latest research on reading instruction and share strategies for providing explicit and systematic foundational skills instruction for your classroom. You’ll learn practical instructional strategies to engage and support a reluctant reader toward becoming a skilled reader by bridging phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, and phonics to early reading.
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Defining Dyslexia: How Elementary Educators Can Help Students Succeed
Dyslexia is a term that many have heard of but few understand. In celebration of Dyslexia Awareness Month, we invite you to join Heggerty Literacy Specialist and certified Orton-Gillingham instructor Lori Jurjovec as she uncovers what dyslexia is (and isn’t) and how you can support dyslexic learners at school or home. We’ll uncover why early intervention is important and how phonological awareness can help students manage a dyslexia diagnosis.
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Phonemic Awareness: In the Dark or With Print?
Let’s address the tough question, should phonemic awareness be taught “in the dark” or only with print? During this webinar we discuss the importance of building a strong foundation in phonemic awareness for young learners and the important role it plays in supporting older learners that are still striving to become automatic decoders of print, provide examples of when and why phonemic awareness should be taught as an oral and auditory warm up to phonics instruction, and illustrate the reciprocal relationship between phonemic awareness and phonics and how to support learners in seeing the connection between sounds and print.
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An Instructional Coach’s Guide to Supporting Phonemic Awareness in the Classroom
As an instructional coach, there are many ways you can partner with teachers to help support phonemic awareness in the classroom. In this webinar, former instructional coach and current Heggerty Literacy Specialist Lauren Walsh will share her guide on how participants can support teachers when integrating phonemic awareness skills to help strengthen their core ELA phonics or word study programs within the classroom.
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Phonemic Awareness with English Language Learners
Do you work with ELLs in Pre-K and primary grades? Join us for a webinar to learn more about the importance of phonemic awareness with English language learners in both Tier 1 and small group settings. We will highlight the different types of instructional settings we’ve seen in classrooms nationwide, discuss the importance of explicit and systematic Tier 1 phonemic awareness instruction, and how to meet the needs of ELs in alternative instructional settings.
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