We have been forced to cancel the Special Education Academy, scheduled for August in Wytheville, because of low enrollment there. The Special Education Academy in Hampton Roads for June is currently full, but spaces do come open closer to the event when enrollees often change their minds about attendance. The individuals enrolled in Wytheville have been asked to watch for cancellations. We will be offering this academy again in the fall semester. Please watch this website for the announcement of places and times.

Fall Graduate Class

For those teachers who wish to take their reading academy experiences to the graduate course level, please see the attached flyer for specific information regarding registration dates and tuition costs for the Fall 2008 EDIS 589W Reading First in Virginia: Effective Literacy Instruction. This class is appropriate as follow-up for all academies.

Click here to download flyer.

Dates for the Summer Comprehension Institute to be held in Richmond, VA have been announced. The institute will bring teachers together to study best practices related to teaching comprehension in the content areas. This is a free event, open to administrators, K-3 teachers, K-12 special educators, and those who work with children at those levels.
Enrollment is now open through this website; please login to your account (or create one) to reserve a seat.

A second section of the online English Language Learners Teacher Reading Academy has been added. Please login and select ELL Online II Teacher Reading Academy from your homepage to enroll.

Based on demand in the Richmond area (all sections of the Teacher Reading Academy in Richmond filled in three days!), an additional academy has been added. It will run concurrently with the Summer 2008 Richmond I TRA, August 5-8, and at the same site. Enrollment for this additional summer professional development opportunity, Richmond II, is now open!

Enrollment links for summer Teacher Reading Academies open on April 1 for Reading First teachers. Open enrollment for all other teachers in the state begins one week later, April 8. Summer events begin on June 16 with an academy taught through Old Dominion University, and continue through the summer until August 8th, when a K-3 academy in Richmond and a Special Education Academy in Wytheville end. Please check the list of summer offerings and plan accordingly if you have not taken advantage of these free professional development workshops provided by the state's Reading First funding.

The graduate level follow-up course for teachers who have attended an academy (either regular ed or Special Education Teacher Reading Academy) and who have earned a certificate in that academy, will be offered this summer. Registration opens in May, with the 8-week summer course beginning on June 9th. Please come to the TEMPO website (http://tempo.virginia.edu) or the Reading First in Virginia website for more registration information. Click here to download a flyer with more specific details.

In the eLibrary, you will find up-to-date internet resources on topics of interest to teachers related to research-based reading instruction.

Reading First photographers create Instructional slideshows of best practices to share with you.

For information on the George Graham Lecture in Reading and other professional opportunities, visit Lectures.