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Keys to Adolescent Literacy Series (Live Virtual Training)

Presented by Keys to Literacy

Wednesday, May 20, 2026ยท9:00 AMPast Event

The Keys to Adolescent Literacy Series is a comprehensive live virtual training program designed to equip grades 5โ€“12 educators with research-grounded strategies for teaching vocabulary, comprehension, text structure, writing, discussion, advanced word study, and fluency. Comprising nine three-hour sessions, the series is grounded in Joan Sedita's book The Essentials of Adolescent Literacy: Integrating Evidence-Based Reading & Writing Instruction in Grades 5โ€“12. Schools may join for the full series or select individual sessions that align with their instructional priorities. Participants gain practical approaches for integrating literacy across every content area, supporting adolescents with dyslexia and executive function challenges, and using assessment data to guide instruction and interventions. Keys to Literacy has been a trusted provider of evidence-based literacy professional development for Kโ€“12 educators for over two decades.

Key Takeaways

โœ“Research-grounded strategies for vocabulary, comprehension, writing, and text structure instruction; tools for integrating literacy into every content area; practical approaches for supporting adolescents with dyslexia and executive function challenges; frameworks for using assessment data to guide literacy instruction.

Evidence base: Grounded in Joan Sedita's The Essentials of Adolescent Literacy and Keys to Literacy's 20+ years of evidence-based professional development.

Presenter

Joan Sedita

Joan Sedita is the founder of Keys to Literacy and author of The Essentials of Adolescent Literacy. She is a nationally recognised literacy expert with decades of experience in evidence-based reading and writing instruction for adolescent learners.

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