Webinar Series

Expand your skills with expert-led sessions in Literacy

Literacy Spring Webinar Series

Jump into spring with new ideas and practical strategies for your literacy classroom. Our short, 30min webinars offer quick overviews of key Pearson resources, along with time for your questions. 

Scaling Evidence-Based Literacy with Amira 

Scaling Evidence-Based Literacy with Amira 

Date: Tuesday, February 24
Presented by: April Burkholder

Join us for a 30-minute overview of how Amira delivers scalable, personalized reading practice grounded in the Science of Reading - paired with real-time data and instructional next steps that support teacher planning and district decision-making. We’ll also introduce a new product offering, Amira Instruct, and share how it helps schools move from reading practice to targeted instruction with greater consistency and impact.

Audience: Literacy Leaders • Administrators • Consultants • Coaches

If you are interested in watching the recording, please find your local Pearson representative and send an email. 

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Literacy Success Assessment Date: Tuesday, March 3

Literacy Success Assessment

Date: Tuesday, March 3
Presented by: Siobhan Murphy

Join this session to explore the Literacy Success Assessment for Grades 7–10, a Canadian‑designed tool that provides comprehensive reading and writing diagnostics across skill levels from Grades 1–10. Discover how its data offers predictive insight into comprehension, persuasive writing, and metacognition, empowering teachers to personalize instruction with confidence.

Audience: Literacy Leaders • Administrators • Consultants • Coaches • Principals • Vice‑Principals

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Helping Struggling Readers Thrive: How LSF Supports Grades 4+

Literacy Success Foundations

Date: Tuesday, April 14
Presented by: Siobhan Murphy

Do you have students in grades 4 and up who are still struggling with foundational reading skills? Join us for a quick introduction to Literacy Success Foundations (LSF), a new Pearson resource that builds word recognition and decoding through explicit, research‑based phonics instruction.
LSF includes targeted lessons, age‑appropriate decodable texts, and a comprehensive teacher’s guide to help educators confidently support older learners who need foundational skill development. Come see how LSF can make a difference in your classroom!

Audience: Literacy Leaders • Administrators • Consultants • Coaches • Principals • Vice‑Principals

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Helping Struggling Readers Thrive: How LSF Supports Grades 4+

Supporting Students with Foundational Skills using Bug Club Morphology and Literacy Success Foundations

Date: Tuesday, April 21
Presented by: Karen Filewych

Do you already use Bug Club Morphology to teach morphology? Are you wondering how to use Literacy Success Foundations to support students with foundational skills? Join Karen Filewych, the senior author of these resources, to find out how BCM and LSF complement each other, how to maximize your instructional time, and how to provide targeted support to students.

Audience: Literacy Leaders • Administrators • Consultants • Coaches • Principals • Vice‑Principals

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Playful Learning in Kindergarten

Playful Learning in Kindergarten

Date: Wednesday, May 27
Presented by: Angelique Thompson and Kenisha Bynoe

This session aims to deepen your understanding of how to foster a love of reading and develop literacy skills in young learners through creative, inclusive, and responsive play-based approaches in Kindergarten.

Audience: Literacy Leaders • Administrators • Consultants • Coaches • Principals • Vice‑Principals

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Past Sessions

TOPIC: Profiling Literacy Strengths: The LSA Adaptive Assessment Tool

October 2025
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Brief Description:

Unpack the Literacy Success Assessment for Grades 7–10—an adaptive, Canadian-designed tool delivering reading and writing diagnostics spanning reading levels from Grades 1–10.  Learn how this tool delivers predictive insight into comprehension, persuasive writing, and metacognition, helping teachers tailor instruction effectively.

Audience:  Teachers, Principles, Literacy Coaches, and District Leads 

TOPIC: Building Strong Readers: Bug Club Phonics & The Phonics Companion

October 2025
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Brief Description:

Discover how educators can strengthen early reading instruction using OECM-awarded resources: Bug Club Phonics and The Phonics Companion. Together, they provide a systematic, Science of Reading-aligned approach—engaging decodable readers that bring phonics to life, paired with 120 structured lessons that reinforce skills through frequent review. This session highlights how these tools work together to establish confident, fluent readers from the ground up. 

Audience:  Teachers, Principles, Literacy Coaches, and District Leaders

TOPIC: Building Phonics Power: Saxon’s Multisensory, Spiral Literacy Approach

October 2025
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Brief Description:

Dive into Saxon Reading Foundations, a research-proven, multisensory phonics program grounded in cognitive science and the Science of Reading. This session unpacks its structured, incremental lessons, daily review routines, decodable readers, and embedded teacher scaffolds—from scripting for novices to flexible guidance for veterans.

Audience: K-8 literacy coaches and district leaders

TOPIC: Unlock Early Literacy Success with Amira Screener (50 min)

August 2025
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Brief Description:

Join us for an insightful webinar exploring how the Amira Screener empowers districts to deliver equitable, culturally responsive early literacy screening. Discover how AI-driven assessment and tutoring accelerate reading growth, align with the Science of Reading, and support real-time instructional decisions. Learn how Amira helps identify students at risk for reading difficulties early on, connects with UFLI, and aligns with provincial curriculum standards.

Audience: K–8 literacy coaches and district leaders

🔍 What You’ll Learn:

  • How AI + Science of Reading accelerate early literacy growth

  • Ways Amira Screener supports equitable, culturally responsive screening

  • How Amira identifies at-risk readers early and connects with UFLI

  • Practical strategies to strengthen early literacy instruction in your district

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Implementation Support Office Hours

Join our Implementation Support Office Hours to get the most out of your new math resources! Whether you're using or have recently acquired our materials, we're here to assist you. If you have any questions or need clarification on how to effectively utilize our resources, this is your chance to speak directly with a Pearson representative.

Our Office Hours sessions are designed for our valued customers to learn more about the resources they have invested in and achieve the greatest possible impact using them. If you have a specific question, book a personal 15 minute session with our Implementation Manager below.  Please be sure to mention the specific resources you would like support with.

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