2024 AAEA Summer Conference

Literacy instruction requires all stakeholders to have a deep understanding of scientifically based literacy research and the critical subsystems that support it. Without knowledgeable administrators, informed instructional leaders, collaborative teams, and other educators cannot sustain high-quality literacy instruction. There must be district and state guidance, funding, and professional development supports that are aligned to the research, with systems and structures designed to continue the effort. Without a change in educator preparation, state policy, programming, and accountability for school improvement, growth in literacy outcomes for students is extremely difficult. Knowledgeable educational leadership must guide the change. 2 lexialearning.com

This presentation will demonstrate how LETRS for Administrators supports and informs administrators and school leadership about LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling), the gold standard of professional development for educators. A step-by-step blueprint with numerous tools to guide the journey of implementing the science of reading (SOR) is integrated throughout the course.

The course defines the systems and infrastructures required to successfully implement a literacy initiative aligned to scientifically based research. Built from the research in implementation science and sustainability, school improvement, and shared leadership, the course provides numerous tools—including an analysis of the current systems required for improved literacy outcomes—for guiding an implementation through various stages.