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Rachael Gabriel – Doing Disciplinary Literacy: Teaching Reading and Writing Across the Content Areas
Session Date: March 20, 2025 Time: 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM Location: Stoweflake Mountain Resort and Spa, Stowe, VT Cost: $150.00 Presenter: Rachael Gabriel Focus: Disciplinary Literacy Target Audience: Middle and High School Educators Includes: Continental Breakfast and Lunch Workshop Overview: Join Dr. Rachael Gabriel, author of Doing Disciplinary Literacy:
PLL and Evidence Based Instruction
Blogpost by: Mary Grace – PLL Executive Director PLL and Evidence Based Instruction Because of the breadth of services that PLL offers, there can be a misconception that PLL does not promote the science of reading (SOR). The organization’s history, since its inception as the Vermont Reads Institute at UVM
Literacy Leadership is Needed in Vermont
Blogpost by: Ellen A Thompson – PLL Literacy Consultant There is a buzz in the air concerning teaching literacy in schools. Everyone has an opinion. Everyone knows the correct way to proceed. Everyone is listening to everyone. We need strong literacy leadership in our Vermont schools. Leadership that can make
Letter to the Editor
This letter is in response to the “Reading Reckoning” article in the Seven Days Newspaper on Oct. 4, 2023. The role of reading in a democratic society is critical, yet this article did a disservice to educators and the public by over-simplifying the work needed to improve literacy in Vermont.