DEL to Present at 9th Annual P3 EdCamp
The DEL Team will be leading several sessions at the 9th annual P3 EdCamp happening tomorrow, Wednesday, January 15. This virtual event is open to principals, assistant principals, aspiring principals, and other school leaders. In 2024, over 400 principals and school leaders participated in this professional learning event. EdCamp is 100% FREE and EILA credit is available. DEL sessions include:
- Empowering Families to Support Student Success: Unlocking the Potential of the Read at Home Plan Family Guide
- Instructional Practice Guides (IPG): Tools for Examining HQIR Implementation
- Instructional Shifts in Literacy
- Maximizing Comprehension: The Role of Fidelity in Implementing Knowledge-Building HQIRs
- It’s about time! Understanding the importance of the master schedule in improving literacy outcomes
- Adapting Leadership Practices for HQIR Success
- The Principal’s Critical Role in Leading Change for Early Literacy
For the complete schedule, review the EdCamp Grid. To register, visit the Principal Partnership Project page.
Kentucky Reads to Succeed Summer Conference Date Announced
 The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Division of Early Literacy (DEL) invites you to the second annual Kentucky Reads to Succeed Summer Conference on June 13, 2025.
The conference, which will require registration but will be free to Kentucky's K-12 public school educators, will offer focused learning paths to meet the needs of teachers and administrators. Attendees will learn from KDE Office of Teaching and Learning consultants and partners about:
- 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.
Mark your calendar for this June 13 event, and stay tuned for registration information coming soon.
ICYMI: Developing Skilled Middle and High School Readers Webinar Series Session 4 Materials and Recording Available Now!
 Do you know middle and high school teachers supporting students who are not yet skilled readers? If the answer is yes, the Developing Skilled Middle and High School Readers Webinar Series for grade 6-12 teachers and instructional coaches may be of interest.
This series shows how structured literacy practices that are transforming early literacy instruction in Kentucky - as a result of the Read to Succeed Act (SB 9, 2022) and the Kentucky Reading Academies’ LETRS professional learning - can positively impact middle and high school reading and writing instruction.
Throughout the 2024-2025 school year, learning materials will be posted on the adolescent structured literacy webpage to provide evidence-based strategies and practices for developing skilled middle and high school readers and writers. These include:
- Monthly recordings of webinar sessions (Sessions #1 - 4 available NOW);
- Corresponding participant guides
To help us support literacy development at every grade level, share this information with grade 6-12 teachers and instructional coaches.
Please contact ELAteam@education.ky.gov with questions.
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