Perfect for elementary and middle school teachers, these sessions will help educators empower their students and ignite their passion for reading:

Keys to Comprehension – ELA Grades 3-8

Targeted for teachers in grades 3 to 8, this series focuses on the literacy domain of reading comprehension. Participants learn instructional techniques to unlock reading comprehension, applicable to both literature and informational text.

2024-25 Meeting Dates: October 2, November 13, January 9, February 11

Price: $600 per person

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Text Dependent Analysis: Effective Instructional Practices – ELA Grades 4-8

This series focuses on effective teaching practices that help teachers to support students with overcoming some of the biggest struggles with the text-dependent analysis (TDA) portion of the PSSA.

2024-25 Meeting Dates: September 19, October 24, December 9, January 29

Price: $600 per person

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Text Dependent Analysis Part 2: Effective Instructional Practices – ELA Grades 4-8

This three-module series is open to participants who attended “TDA: Effective Instructional Practices” during a previous school year. In this series, participants will deepen their understanding of the reading, thinking, and writing processes necessary for TDA success.

2024-25 Meeting Dates: September 24, February 4, March 11

Price: $450 per person

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Thinking through the Pencil – ELA Grades 4-8

Thinking Through the Pencil is designed to build students’ critical thinking skills through writing. Participants engage in instructional practices based on current research.

2024-25 Meeting Dates: October 8, November 19, January 16, February 13

Price: $600 per person

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Adolescent Literacy Institute – Middle and High School English & Reading Teachers

Specifically aligned with brain research on how adolescents learn, this workshop series engages participants in the research behind and modeling of effective reading and writing instruction for the secondary grades.

2024-25 Meeting Dates: October 30, December 12, January 23, February 25

Price: $600 per person

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Word Wizards – ELA Grades 3-12

Build your students into word wizards! This series presents teachers in grades 3-12 with research and practical strategies to strengthen students' word knowledge, through both indirect vocabulary exposure and direct vocabulary instruction.

2024-25 Meeting Dates: November 7, December 10, January 28

Price: $450 per person

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English Language Arts (ELA) Symposium

2024-25 Topic: Key Qualities of Writing Instruction

The ELA Symposium is the Reading Achievement Center's annual workshop addressing a critical need for strengthening teacher practice that improves student achievement. 

Grades 3-5:

Date: December 5, 2024

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Grades 6-8:

Date: January 15, 2025

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See Structured Literacy page for additional professional development opportunities for elementary and middle school educators.