Events

I was joined by Stephanie Stollar at the NIFDI National Conference on Direct Instruction in Eugene. It was her first time at the conference, although she’s tried to come for years. We talked about her roots in DI, why the design of these programs is so precise, and how the Reading Science Academy gives isolated educators somewhere to turn.

Dr. Sarah Brown and Dr. Kelly Powell-Smith, co-authors of Routines for Reading Results: A Practical Approach for Accelerating Growth, alongside Dr. Stephanie Stollar and Beth Madden unpack the principles of Direct Instruction and explain why effective reading instruction depends not only on what we teach, but on the intentional design and delivery of instruction.

This edWebinar is for elementary leaders seeking to transform student outcomes and build sustainable, system-level improvements, focused on literacy, through an MTSS framework.

In this session, Dr. Stollar will show how Tier 1 instruction and intervention must work together, what educators should look for “under the hood,” and why recognizing and implementing these key ingredients is critical for preventing reading difficulties before they take root. Educators will walk away with practical clarity, actionable insights, and a deeper understanding of how to strengthen Tier 1 so that fewer students need more intensive support.

In our latest Science of Reading: Essentials episode, Susan Lambert, Ed.D., draws on expert voices from across the podcast to show how assessment can be one of the most exciting and empowering tools an educator has at their disposal.