Educator LETRS Spotlight
With registration now open for Cohort 3 of the Kentucky Reading Academies LETRS Professional Learning, the Division of Early Literacy is highlighting educators who are currently participating to share the impact the program has had on their teaching and students’ learning.
Megan Bradley, First Grade teacher at Hillsboro Elementary in Fleming County, participated in the LETRS for Educators professional learning opportunity.
“By diligently integrating LETRS strategies and research into my classroom. I've cultivated a genuine enthusiasm for literacy among my students. Witnessing their progress first hand is immensely gratifying, as they not only experience personal growth but also gain the ability to assess their own development. Throughout this transformative journey, I've observed struggling readers evolve into confident, lovers of literature. The transformation is nothing short of extraordinary.”
Megan Bradley, First Grade Teacher
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OPEN THROUGH AUGUST! Registration for the Kentucky Reading Academies: Cohort 3 of LETRS Professional Learning
Kentucky Reading Academies are for educators who teach reading or work with K-5 students in Kentucky public schools (e.g., general and special education teachers, reading specialists, administrators, and those who teach English Learners (EL) or in Title 1 schools).
Registration for Phase 3 of the Kentucky Reading Academies opened May 1, 2024 and will remain open through August 30, 2024.
LETRS for Educators Cohort 3 Registration: This course is recommended for K-5 teachers, interventionists, reading specialists and anyone providing reading instruction or intervention supports to early readers.
LETRS for Administrators Cohort 3 Registration: This course is recommended for district leaders, building administrators and instructional coaches.
Please NOTE: Cohort 1 and Cohort 2 participants will not need to register for Cohort 3, as they are already enrolled in the professional learning.
Find out more about the Kentucky Reading Academies on the Kentucky Reading Academies webpage.
For questions about the Kentucky Reading Academies, please email KDE Director of Early Literacy Christie Biggerstaff.
KY Reads to Succeed Summer Reading Conference HAPPENING THURSDAY!
View the conference sessions for the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Office of Teaching and Learning (OTL) Division of Early Literacy first annual Kentucky Reads to Succeed Summer Conference. Registrations have reached capacity for the conference that is just two days away on June 20, 2024, at the Central Bank Center, formerly the Lexington Convention Center.
Keynote speaker and educational journalist Emily Hanford will open the day after a welcome by Chief Academic Officer Micki Ray and Director of Early Literacy Christie Biggerstaff. Attendees will then choose breakout sessions led by KDE OTL consultants and partners focused on:
- Evidence-based instructional shifts for literacy;
- The benefits of structured literacy;
- Why high-quality instructional resources matter; and
- Available resources for implementing the Read to Succeed Act.
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