Unlocking Literacy for ALL: Accelerating Struggling Learners in Inclusive Classrooms (Grades 3-12)

Accelerate: High-Impact Reading & Writing Strategies

Participants will build a practical toolkit of evidence-based reading and writing strategies designed to accelerate the learning of struggling students within inclusive classrooms. Educators will explore explicit instruction, scaffolding, modeling, and targeted literacy supports that provide greater access to rigorous grade-level learning while addressing individual student needs. Focus: Reading & writing • Explicit instruction • Scaffolding • Literacy interventions • Grade-level access • Inclusive practices

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Differentiate: Assess, Group & Respond to Learner Needs

Participants will explore how to use dynamic assessment practices and flexible student grouping to identify learner needs and make responsive instructional decisions. Educators will gain practical strategies for differentiating literacy instruction, forming purposeful groups, monitoring student understanding, and adjusting support to accelerate growth for diverse learners. Focus: Assessment • Differentiated instruction • Flexible grouping • Checks for understanding • Responsive teaching • Accelerating growth

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Empower: Technology, AI & Student Ownership of Learning

Participants will discover how cutting-edge technology and AI resources can enhance literacy instruction, personalize learning, and create new opportunities for students to read, write, create, and demonstrate understanding. Educators will also explore strategies for developing growth mindset, agency, and student ownership, while assessing current practices and creating an actionable plan for implementing high-impact literacy practices in their own inclusive settings. Focus: Technology & AI • Growth mindset • Student agency • Personalized learning • Action planning • Sustainable implementation

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