With Literacy and Justice for All:
Delivering on the Promise for ALL
Laura Stewart is an educator and organizational leader. She has served as a classroom teacher, building and district administrator, adjunct professor, and director of numerous professional development initiatives around the country. Before joining 95 Percent Group, Laura was the Chief Innovation Officer with The Reading League, the Chief Academic Officer for Professional Development at Highlights for Children, and the Vice President of Professional Development at Rowland Reading Foundation.
Laura presents nationally and internationally and has written for numerous organizations and publications, including co-authoring The Everything Guide to Informational Text K-2; Best Texts, Best Practices (Corwin Press) and as a contributing author to Climbing the Ladder of Reading and Writing; Meeting the Needs of ALL Learners (Benchmark) . She hosted the podcast “Teaching, Reading, and Learning: The TRL Podcast.” Laura serves on several advisory boards and was formerly a certified LETRS facilitator. Laura’s position as the Chief Academic Officer at 95 Percent Group suits her perfectly, as her passion is empowering educators to positively impact ALL students and ultimately change the course of literacy achievement in this country.
With Literacy and Justice for All: Delivering on the Promise for ALL
ChildrenThere is no job more important than the development of a strong foundation of language and literacy skills, as we set the stage for children’s future academic learning, as well as their ability to think critically, creatively and productively as literate citizens of the 21st century. This is an exciting time, as more is known about teaching reading than ever before. Although educators are the chief architects of school-based instruction, parents play a most important role as their child’s first teacher. In this session we will dig into the research on reading—the science of reading—to support parents in understanding their child’s development and the support they can provide.
In this webinar, participants will explore these big ideas:
- What is the science of reading?
- How do students acquire the ability to read?
- What does the neuroscience reveal about the process of learning to read?
- What does high-quality, effective reading instruction look like?
- What can parents do to help their child on the learning-to-read journey?
