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March 17, 2021 – FREE WEBINAR: Advance Beyond Doing Reading to Teaching Reading
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Join Kristina Smekens for this two-day interactive, hands-on conference where attendees will build their own yearlong calendar for teaching whole-class reading comprehension!

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Here’s why schools partner with Smekens Education.
1. We help educators improve reading and writing instruction with strategies that are simple and effective.
2. Our professional development is so practical that you can start implementing right away—whether you are teaching in person or virtually.
3. We think professional learning should be fun. (Especially during a pandemic!)
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Michele Massa
Literacy Coach,
Kettering Schools, Kettering, OH

Julie Cox
District Literacy Coach,
Danville District 118, Danville, IL


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