Schools and districts across the country are improving students’ foundational skills using SIPPS® (Systematic Instruction in Phonological Awareness, Phonics, and Sight Words) during summer school. Join us to learn how SIPPS can help set students up for success this summer and prepare them for even greater success in the 2023-24 school year.

Participants will explore and experience culturally responsive approaches in which teachers use high-quality literature to guide students through the writing process. Through video demonstrations and conversations, participants will reflect on the role of authentic feedback in helping students develop a sense of audience, purpose, and the writer’s craft.

It is essential that students have opportunities to practice their burgeoning reading skills in connected text. Learn more about the features of decodable text that support that transfer of skills and when students have enough skills to begin to transition to more complex texts.