Elementary schools across the country are undergoing enormous curricular change thanks to the ‘Science of Reading’ movement,’ yet the early childhood educator has largely been left out of the conversation. How does this seismic shift in how we teach reading in elementary school impact the work of early childhood educators?

In this hour-long workshop for early childhood educators, Maggie discusses the latest research on how children learn to read and the pivotal role of early childhood in laying foundational reading skills. She provides insight and evidence-based strategies on how progressive educators can maintain their commitment to child-led inquiry, investigation, and discovery, and also find opportunities to build phonemic and phonological awareness and oral literacy skills. 

In this warm and conversational hour-long event for parents and caregivers, Maggie demystifies how children learn to read, discusses why the books we give to beginning readers matter, and gives concrete advice on evidence-based routines and resources to stir young children’s love for reading at home to ensure their later success as competent, joyful readers.

In this 90-minute workshop for early childhood and elementary educators, Maggie discusses the major language-based learning disabilities: what they look like, how to identify them, how to support a family through the identification and evaluation process, how we can leverage differentiation and classroom accommodations to meet the needs of a wide range of learners in a general education classroom.