Naomi O'Brien
Name
Wicked Good Reading: School Edition (SH)
Session Type
Workshop
Track
GYTO's School House
Description

Time is of the essence, and your school needs a strategy to defy gravity and ensure every student is reading at grade level. Join Naomi for an interactive session that will empower school leaders to create a cohesive, school-wide approach to reading instruction that delivers results. With the right vertical alignment, your team can make reading success popular for all students—building strong foundations and mastering the skills they need to soar.

By the End of This Session:

  • You’ll walk away with a clear, unified strategy to improve reading scores and lead your team to reading success that truly defies gravity.
  • You’ll have a deeper understanding of how to align phonics and phonological awareness strategies across all grade levels to give every student the foundational skills they need.
  • You’ll leave with tools to use assessments to guide instruction, pinpoint areas for intervention, and measure student progress effectively.
  • You’ll feel confident in your ability to lead a popular and collaborative reading program that elevates instruction and transforms outcomes school-wide.

It’s time to rewrite the story and defy the odds—because when it comes to reading success, nobody in all of Oz can hold your team back!

Session Research
Hornsby, D. (2015). Why Phonics and Fluency Matter: The Science Behind the Early Development of Reading Skills. Journal of Educational Psychology

Ehri, L. C., Nunes, S. R., Stahl, S. A., & Willows, D. M. (2001). Systematic Phonics Instruction and Children’s Reading Achievement. Review of Educational Research

Eide, D. (2011). The Logic of English: A Comprehensive Guide to Teaching Reading, Writing, and Spelling

Shaywitz, S. E. (2003). Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level