Pine Crest neXt Collabsite: Lower School Reading

Gain practical tools to implement best practices in word study and the science of reading. The session supports the development of comprehension and literary analysis while fostering a lifelong love of reading. Participants will explore innovative strategies for teaching reading in the lower school, considering evolving research and diverse student needs that require more than intuition—they demand insight. Participants will examine informal, evidence-based assessment strategies that provide actionable insights and support instruction in real time. A review of the reading instruction landscape will emphasize the big picture over checklists, showing how what educators say and do shapes readers’ growth across genres.