WEBINAR

Increase Reading Fluency for Multilingual Learners

 

How can you give MLLs the differentiated reading instruction they need without adding to teacher workload? 

Watch this on-demand webinar to find out. Ignite Reading's Director of Literacy & Academic Partnership Erin Johnson leads an engaging Q&A with district and school leaders as they share their experiences using high-dosage 1:1 online tutoring to help their multilingual learners close reading skills gaps.


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PANELISTS

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Erin Johnson
Ignite Reading, Dir. Literacy & Academic Partnership 
Webinar Facilitator
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Briana Tsoupas
Assistant Director of Curriculum
Revere Public Schools (MA)
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Katie Schubmehl
K-4 Literacy and Humanities Coordinator
Chelsea Public Schools (MA)
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Erin Baake
Reading Specialist
Manassas City Public Schools (VA)

IN THIS WEBINAR, YOU'LL LEARN:

How to integrate 1:1 intensive differentiated instruction into the school day to support MLLs and how daily tutoring fits within a comprehensive literacy ecosystem. Panelists will discuss how they implement Ignite Reading tutoring and share student reading skills growth data resulting from the program. Discover how Ignite Reading is helping schools achieve measurable literacy gains and empowering MLLs to succeed.

Join our panelists for an insightful conversation covering: 

  • How Ignite Reading program data is helping their teachers provide more targeted instruction in the classroom to support every student’s reading journey
  • How online tutoring fits into a literacy ecosystem and supports teachers without compromising their classroom instruction time
  • How Science of Reading-based instruction supports MLLs to close skills gaps and become fluent readers

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Proven Results for All Students

Ignite Reading Students Across Demographics Gained More Than 5 Additional Months of Learning Compared to National Averages

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The Ignite Reading tutoring program is designed to help students master foundational reading skills and become fluent readers. Our evidence-based 1:1 approach has been proven as a scalable solution to accelerate early literacy outcomes for high-need students.

Research by the Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University revealed that Ignite Reading students gained an additional 5.4 months of learning in one year of tutoring as compared to national averages. Strong levels of reading growth were realized across all student demographics, including English language learners, students with IEPs, and Black and Hispanic students. 

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About the Facilitator

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Erin Johnson

Director of Literacy and Academic Partnerships, Ignite Reading

Erin Johnson is an educator, entrepreneur, and dedicated educational equity advocate based in Charlotte, North Carolina. An alumna of Teach for America and the Posse Foundation, Erin began her career in education as a teacher before transitioning out of the classroom to broaden her impact as a consultant and learning architect, supporting schools nationwide in refining their literacy curriculum and instructional strategies. She currently serves as Director of Literacy and Academic Partnerships at Ignite Reading where her work is dedicated to ensuring all students in the online tutoring program achieve the necessary growth to become proficient readers.

"Having Ignite Reading allowed our ESOL teachers to provide services to our newcomers and know that their other students were continuing to receive foundational skills [instruction] and make those connections with their tutors and still continue to grow and excel.”

— Erin Baake, Reading Specialist, Manassas City Public Schools