Full course description
General Program Information
This professional learning session focuses on strengthening literacy instruction by intentionally connecting reading and writing within K–5 classrooms. Participants will examine research on the reciprocal relationship between reading and writing and explore how writing supports word recognition, language development, and comprehension. The session highlights evidence-based practices such as sentence-level writing, transcription skills, and text-based writing that reinforce reading development. Educators will analyze instructional practices and student writing to identify opportunities for stronger alignment between reading and writing and consider how integrated instruction can support strong Tier 1 literacy and inform instructional decision-making.
Objectives
· Explain the reciprocal relationship between reading and writing and describe how writing supports word recognition, language development, and comprehension.
· Identify evidence-based writing practices that strengthen reading development, including sentence-level work, transcription skills (handwriting and spelling), and text-based writing.
· Analyze literacy instruction to determine where reading and writing are intentionally connected, and where opportunities for stronger alignment exist.
· Design instruction that integrates reading and writing within Tier 1 instruction, ensuring that writing tasks reinforce the skills and knowledge students are developing as readers.
· Use student writing as a source of instructional evidence to inform reading instruction, intervention decisions, and progress monitoring.
Intended Grade Level:
Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5)
Intended Discipline:
Reading and Writing
Intended Audience:
Classified, District Personnel, Other Professional, Principal, Teacher
Eligible for EILA:
No
Kentucky Framework for Personnel Evaluation Measures:
Instruction (Connected to Instruction, Delivery of Service, Instructional Leadership)
Kentucky Professional Learning Standards:
Learning Designs
Session and Registration Information
Session Type:
Single Session
Session Location:
Not provided
Credit Hours:
6.0
Registration Deadline:
February 1, 2027 at 12:00 AM
How to Register:
https://cvent.me/RaGvVE
Additional Information:
Additional Services: Are you interested in bringing EPIC to your school or district for curriculum-based professional learning? Please reach out to us at epic@grrec.org.
Possible Costs: 250.0
Additional Information: 6 Hours EILA Approved
Registration includes lunch
Provider and Facilitator Information
Provider:
EPIC
Facilitator:
EPIC Staff
Professional Learning Specialists
Primary Contact:
Martha Tudor
martha.tudor@grrec.org
(270)563-2113
Disclaimer
The Professional Learning Bulletin Board was established in accordance with KRS 156.095 (8). It serves as a resource for educators seeking professional learning opportunities. Providers agree to use the characteristics of professional development as described in 704 KAR 3:035 in the design and implementation of learning to provide quality results for Kentucky's educators that lead to increased effectiveness. Posting information on the bulletin board by the department shall not be viewed as an endorsement of the quality of any specific provider or program.