VEARS Webinar Series: Virginia Educators Applying Reading Science (Virginia Tech)

Description:

Note. Each webinar is a stand alone offering. There is no need to take all 4 of webinars. You will be able to choose your session at the end of the process. Each session is $25

In response to the urgent need to translate reading science for K-12 educators, Virginia Tech is hosting four webinars on timely, educational topics. The goal of the series, entitled Virginia Educators Applying Reading Science (VEARS), is to clearly and succinctly  interpret research in ways that are directly applicable to the classroom. 

Each webinar targets a specific strategy or series of techniques. The webinars will minimize “theories,” and emphasize pragmatic “How-tos” taken directly from applied studies. For example, shared reading, a technique that models the alphabetic principle for preliterate learners, is grounded in a body of applied work that specifies particular steps and teacher actions. VEARS webinars will connect teachers to research-proven strategies that they can use in their classrooms immediately.

Program Schedule: 
April 5, 2022  5:00 pm - 6:15pm: Children Experiencing Reading Difficulties: Reconceptualizing Instruction to Accelerate
April 12, 2022 5:00pm - 6:15pm: Diversity: Cross-Curricular Literacy Instruction 
April 19, 2022 5:00pm - 6:15pm: Big Words: Systematic Instruction for Decoding and Understanding Multisyllabic and Multimorphemic Words 
April 26, 2022 5:00pm - 6:15pm: Shared Reading: A Research-based Strategy for Modeling Print Concepts