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Building Wings

Professional
Development

Professional Development for Literacy Leaders

Through live webinars, on-demand training videos, and customized professional development presentations, educators gain practical strategies for implementing evidence based literacy practices with confidence. Our professional learning expands on the instructional approaches, teaching routines, and implementation guidance found in Readtopia, ReadtopiaGO, and NewsCurrents.

Whether you are exploring literacy solutions, launching a new curriculum, or scaling implementation across classrooms and district, Building Wings provides ongoing support every step of the way.

Our professional developement opportunities help educators:

- Implement High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) with confidence
- Strengthen evidence based literacy instruction
- Support diverse learners and AAC users
- Improve literacy outcomes through effective instructional practices
- Build sustainable implementation across classrooms and districts
- Access flexible, on-demand learning resources
- Expand literacy leadership within schools and districts

We offer the following professional learning opportunities:

Literacy Instruction Resource Center

Building Wings provides virtual literacy coaching and implementation support for schools and districts using evidence based literacy practices and High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM). Our coaching services help educators, instructional teams, and support staff strengthen literacy instruction for students with disabilities, complex communication needs, and diverse learning profiles.

 

Through personalized virtual coaching, educators receive:

  • Literacy implementation support

  • Instructional coaching for special education classrooms

  • Guidance for structured literacy and comprehensive literacy instruction

  • Support for AAC and communication focused literacy practices

  • Professional learning aligned to classroom and district goals

  • Ongoing coaching to strengthen implementation fidelity and student outcomes

 

Customized coaching packages are available for schools and districts seeking additional professional learning and literacy implementation support. Contact Building Wings to learn more about virtual literacy coaching and training opportunities.

Webinars

Special Education Literacy Webinars and Professional Learning


Access live and on-demand professional learning webinars focused on evidence based literacy instruction for students with disabilities and diverse learning needs. 


Led by experienced educators and literacy experts, these webinars provide practical strategies and implementation support educators can use immediately in special education and autism classrooms.


Topics include:

  • Early literacy and emergent reading instruction

  • Structured literacy and phonics instruction for special education

  • AAC and communication supports for literacy learning

  • Comprehensive literacy and Science of Reading

  • Progress monitoring and IEP aligned literacy instruction

  • Implementing High Quality Instructional Materials (HQMI)

  • Literacy instruction for learners with complex communication needs


Explore upcoming literacy webinars and access recorded professional learning sessions designed to support evidence based literacy instruction across classrooms, schools, and districts.

Virtual Literacy Instruction Coaching

In addition to personalized on-boarding implementation support, Building Wings offers several coaching packages for schools and school districts who want to offer additional instructional support to educators and support staff.
Please email us to arrange for virtual training.

Flexible Professional Learning for Literacy Instruction

Building Wings offers flexible professional learning options designed to support evidence based literacy instruction, implementation of High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM), and ongoing educator support in special education settings. Educators and district teams can choose live, virtual, on-demand, and in person training formats that align with their instructional goals, schedules, and implementation needs.

Literacy Implementation Guides

All Building Wings literacy curricula include educator guides and implementation resources designed to support evidence based literacy instruction in special education classrooms. Educators receive practical guidance for implementing comprehensive literacy instruction, AAC supports, and structured literacy practices with confidence.

Flexible Professional Learning Formats

Choose from:

Short live literacy workshops with Q&A

On-demand webinar recordings

Half day virtual literacy workshops

In person professional learning sessions

Customized district training opportunities


Virtual
Literacy Coaching

 Receive personalized virtual coaching and implementation support from experienced literacy educators and specialists. Coaching sessions help educators strengthen literacy instruction, support learners with complex communication needs, and build sustainable classrooms practices.

 

Professional Learning Certificates

Participants receive certificates of attendance for completed professional learning sessions and literacy training opportunities. Certificate can support district professional development documentation and continuing education tracking.

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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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