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Inspire!
​My  Inspire! books (published by Hameray) are looking great and are now available for order. Consisting of 22 pairs of informational chapter books, the  Inspire! series is perfect for readers in grades 2-3. Each pair is a biography and a nonfiction text related to a theme important to the historical figure. Here are pics from my two pairings: a Bruce Lee bio paired with Martial Arts and a bio of Maya Lin paired with Architectural Shapes. www.hameraypublishing.com/collections/inspire​​

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Dyslexia Seminars Across the Country
​Throughout this winter and into next spring, I’m on the road for the Bureau of Educational Research, presenting a national seminar on dyslexia. The seminar focuses on what dyslexia is, what it isn’t, and how teachers can support striving readers in their general education K-6 classrooms as well as prevent reading difficulties from happening in the first place. The seminar is sea to shining sea (and beyond), from Portland, Maine to Honolulu, Hawaii. Meeting so many wonderful teachers in so many great states is the best part of all!

Upcoming Events
Coaching, presentations, trainings, author visits and more!

* Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, my in-school work and live presentation events have all been cancelled through at least the end of April. My BER seminars will occur online. In these difficult times, I hold all children, teachers, and parents in my heart, as well as my family in Seattle (especially my sister and brother-in-law who are doctors). My wish is that we all keep the faith and be as kind and helpful to one another as possible.

​​March*
   CG Johnson Elementary   DuBois, PA                3/2
          Author visit and assemblies

   Divine Mercy Elementary   Johnstown, PA         3/3-6
          Piloting Reading Nature, a 21st-century 1st grade literacy curriculum 

   Divine Mercy Elementary   Johnstown, PA        3/9-13
          Piloting Reading Nature, a 21st-century 1st grade literacy curriculum 
  
​​    St. Stephen's School            Harrisburg PA         3/18
          Kid Writing and Writers' Workshop model lessons

​​    Education Services Region 20  San Antonio,  TX  3/26
          Super Spellers Workshop: spelling is for reading!

April*
   Massachusetts Reading Assoc. Conf.                4/2-3
          The reading process, reading difficulties, and dyslexia

   Bureau of Education and Research                    4/20-24
                 Detroit,  Chicago, Rockford, and beyond
          Dyslexia seminar: Tier I for students who have or may have dyslexia   

   Somerset County Literary Assoc. Somerset, PA   4/30
          Writer's Workshop Model Lessons

May
   Bureau of Education and Research                     5/4-8
                 White Plains, Providence, Boston, PGH
          Dyslexia seminar: Tier I for students who have or may have dyslexia
   

Mark Weakland is an author, teacher, national presenter and speaker, and literacy coach and consultant. Keeping his feet firmly in the classroom by regularly teaching in schools, Mark works with teachers, administrators, and parents to make literacy programs and instruction more engaging and successful.  He also loves to explore and make connections between the the arts, nature, science, and education.