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Accessible Strategies for Engagement, Participation, and Reading Success

Live Webinar:

Building a Literacy-Rich Classroom Where Every Student Can Succeed: Accessible Strategies for Engagement, Participation, and Reading Success

Presented by:

Jennifer Stukes, M.Ed.

Live Session To Be Held On:
August 5th | 2:00 PM CST
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The beginning of the school year sets the foundation for everything that follows. Join Jennifer Stukes, MS.Ed., for a practical, classroom-focused webinar designed to help special education teachers, speech-language pathologists, instructional coaches, and administrators create an engaging, accessible literacy environment with ReadtopiaGO.

Discover how to organize your classroom, establish effective daily literacy routines, and collaborate with related service providers to ensure every learner has meaningful access to evidence-based literacy instruction from the very first day of school. You’ll leave with practical strategies for creating predictable, high-engagement learning experiences that support reading, writing, communication, and student independence throughout the year.

Whether you’re new to ReadtopiaGO or preparing for another successful year, this webinar will help you build a classroom where comprehensive literacy instruction is woven into every day.

Learning Objectives for This Webinar

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

 

  • Prepare for successful ReadtopiaGO implementation by identifying the essential materials, planning strategies, and instructional practices needed before the first day of school.

 

  • Create an accessible, literacy-rich classroom environment that supports active participation, communication, and meaningful literacy learning for students with complex learning and communication needs.

 

  • Develop predictable daily literacy routines that maximize instructional time, increase student engagement, and strengthen reading and writing outcomes.

 

  • Collaborate effectively with speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, paraprofessionals, and other related service providers to create consistent, high-impact literacy instruction across the school day.

 

  • Apply research-based strategies from Comprehensive Literacy for All to establish a strong foundation for literacy success throughout the school year.

This webinar is intended for teachers, paras, and SLP/OT’s involved in literacy instruction with learners receiving special education services.  You will leave with knowledge of how to elevate instruction for your learners.

Registered attendees will receive a link to the recording within a few days of the scheduled live webinar.

Visit the Building Wings for additional free webinars for special educators, including upcoming live webinars and access to on-demand recordings of previously held live webinars. You can also sign up to receive an email notification when live webinars are posted.

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About the Presenter

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Jennifer Stukes, M.Ed.

Jennifer (Jenn) Stukes, M.Ed., is a veteran special education educator with more than 30 years of classroom experience, including the past 15 years teaching students in kindergarten through second grade. She holds a Master of Education in Teacher Leadership and an English Learner (EL) endorsement.

Jenn teaches in a self-contained special education classroom serving students with autism, developmental disabilities, and other health impairments. Her classroom supports many multilingual learners, and nearly every student uses augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). She is passionate about creating language-rich classrooms where every learner has meaningful opportunities to communicate, participate, and develop strong literacy skills.

Known for her practical, classroom-tested strategies, Jenn helps educators implement evidence-based literacy instruction that supports engagement, communication, and reading success for students with complex learning and communication needs.

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Karen A. Erickson, Ph.D.​

Karen A. Erickson, Ph.D. is Director of the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies at University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill. Her focus is on understanding the best ways to assess and teach reading and writing to children with the most severe disabilities. As a special education teacher, Dr. Erickson has worked to support students with a range of disabilities in a variety of classroom settings, particularly students who do not use speech as their primary means of communication.

Website: https://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds

Author Profile: https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_Contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=110&Name=Karen+Erickson,Ph.D.

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