Webinar programming will deepen the expertise of early literacy specialists and support effective school literacy teams. Each live webinar will later be posted on this site for on-demand webcast viewing.

WEBCASTS AVAILABLE ON DEMAND
Reading Recovery an an Effective Component of RTI
(October 1, 2009)

English Language Learners: The Importance of Language to True Literacy
(December 4, 2009)

Making Decisions for Individual Learners Within a Small-Group Setting
(February 2, 2010)

Coaching Teachers Working in Intervention Settings: Supporting Effective Processing in Readers
(April 29, 2010)

Estudio de Palabras: Word Study in Spanish
(May 5, 2010)

A 1-day Response to Intervention Forum explored the components of a comprehensive literacy model as an RTI approach and examine a framework and process for implementation, assessment, and improvement. (February 8, 2010)

District superintendents and school principals focused on developing a comprehensive literacy curriculum to accelerate student progress and eliminate the achievement gap in an Administrators' Institute September 27-28, 2010, in Washington, DC.
Keynote videos and session handouts available.

Video, print, and web materials provide information on Reading Recovery as an effective scientifically based first-grade component of RTI.

Professional Development Assistance to Teachers provided professional development grants to 25 active Reading Recovery teachers to attend the 2010 National Reading Recovery & K–6 Classroom Literacy Conference in Columbus, Ohio.

A Training Initiative Package provided funds in partnership with universities to prepare knowledgeable Reading Recovery teacher educators. The package provided money to assist two faculty members with tuition, fees, books, and residency costs for the 1-year training program.

Evaluation of a 2-year study comparing the effectiveness of one-to-one vs. small-group instruction will bring new information and understanding of the cost-effectiveness implications of teacher-student ratio. Group sizes of 1:2, 1:3, and 1:5 were studied.

Web-based professional development modules provide extensive examples of effective literacy practices used by Reading Recovery and classroom teachers. Each of the six modules includes a short video and a 2-page downloadable reference guide. The video library will help K-3 teachers, Reading Recovery teachers, literacy coaches, and school administrators explore effective teaching.