Date: 03/06/2026 Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
Location: Online Type: Webinar
Price: $45 | Make a Payment
Description
Every student deserves access to meaningful, core literacy instruction—regardless of their abilities. Making this vision a reality requires intentional planning, collaboration, and strategic tools.
Join us for an engaging and interactive virtual retreat designed to equip you with practical strategies, evidence-based tools, and inspiring examples to create inclusive literacy opportunities for ALL learners. Grounded in insights from the book Comprehensive Literacy for All: Teaching Students with Significant Disabilities to Read and Write, this retreat offers research-backed approaches to help you make literacy accessible to every student.
Learning Objectives
What You’ll Gain:
- Set Measurable IEP and Instruction Goals: Develop clear, achievable literacy goals for students at all developmental levels, from early communication to advanced language use.
- Evidence-Based Strategies: Explore methods for integrating Comprehensive Literacy for All into the general education curriculum, fostering reading and writing skills tailored to each learner’s needs.
- Innovative Tools and Technologies: Discover resources to enhance student engagement and accelerate literacy growth.
- Collaborative Problem-Solving: Share ideas and challenges with fellow educators and leave with actionable solutions.
- Reflect and Refine: Analyze and improve your current practices to better support students with disabilities in reaching their literacy potential.
Whether you’re a seasoned educator or new to the field, this retreat is your opportunity to expand your toolkit, strengthen your practice, and build a more inclusive approach to literacy instruction for students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) and complex communication needs.
Let’s work together to ensure every student has the chance to read, write, and thrive. Join us for this transformative learning experience!
Agenda
Asynchronous learning prior to the event will be provided: Podcast and Reflection (1 hour)
9:00 – 9:15 | Arrival, Introductions, Flow for Day
9:15 – 10:00 | Experiences from Camp ALEC
10:00 – 10:15 | Foundational Techniques
10:15 – 10:30 | Application to Students & Goal Setting
10:30 – 10:55 | CFLA Book Collection + break
10:55 – 11:40 | Lesson Planning
11:40 – 12:00 | Sharing Out, Wrapping Up & Further Learning
Presenters
Instructor Disclosure: Amy Connolly receives payment from the Special Education Technology Center (SETC), where she provides Technical Assistance. She is also employed as an Assistive Technology Specialist by the Bellingham Public Schools (BPS), a school district which may be featured in this presentation.
Instructor Disclosure: Sara Ayars is employed by and receives compensation from the Special Education Technology Center and Western Washington University; she has no relevant non-financial disclosures.
Instructor Disclosure: Sarah Kinsella is employed by and receives compensation from the Special Education Technology Center. She has no relevant non-financial disclosures.
Instructor Disclosure: Heidi Brislin is employed by and receives compensation from the Special Education Technology Center. She is also employed by Edmonds School District, a school district which may be featured in this presentation. She has no relevant non-financial disclosures.
Instructor Disclosure: Kristin Leslie is employed by and receives compensation from the Special Education Technology Center. She has no relevant non-financial disclosures.
Contact
Email Sue Wright at the SETC office
Zoom Link
Clock hours for this webinar and others in this series are available from ESD105 for a small fee. The following Professional Development Enroller link provides more information about clock hours: pending