Many TWIN-CS program are using the Benchmark Assessment System from Fountas & Pinnell. A free webinar facilitated by Fountas & Pinnell themselves has been announced.
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Title: Building Community Around Essential Literacy Experiences
Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Time: 04:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
Duration: 1 hour
“Summary
From assessment to classroom instruction to intervention, essential literacy experiences are grounded in the common language and instructional approaches that unite teaching and learning. Implementing a literacy system rooted in coherence builds a community of learners that empowers every teacher, every student, every day with high-impact teaching, high-quality texts, and highly engaging talk—together towards a literate life. Join literacy leaders Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell as together they explore the essential literacy experiences that are critical for nurturing lifelong readers and writers.
Guest Speakers:
Irene C. Fountas, professor, Lesley University, Cambridge, Mass.
Gay Su Pinnell, professor emeritus, School of Teaching and Learning, Ohio State University
Moderator:
Samantha Garon, marketing director, Fountas & Pinnell Literacy™
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