What's New

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Presentations, Author Visits, In-School Teaching
As the year winds down, I'm honored and excited to be teaching in schools right up through April, as well as taking to the road to present author assemblies to children and to work with teachers in their home districts in PA, NY, and MO. And online, as I present my seminars, I'll be meeting teachers from across the US. I look forward to being with energetic students (who often make me chuckle), as well as working with and learning from talented teachers. Together, we can increase literacy rates in America and give all children a chance to live a fulfilled life.
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Where the Science of Reading Meets Classroom Practice
My latest teacher resource book, built solidly upon the science of reading, begins with how the brain learns to read and why deficits and difficulties in processing areas can lead to reading difficulties. The book then quickly segues into easy to implement and highly effective Tier 1 instructional practices that help prevent reading difficulties for many children, preK to grade 3. Included in seven chapters are dozens of effective and practice activities, strategies, and routines in the areas of language comprehension, phonology, orthography, and the extended reading of all types of text. Hope you will visit the place where the science of reading meets the art of teaching readers!

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

 My wish for challenging times: we work for the change we want to see; we are as kind and helpful to one another as possible.
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JUNE
   Wenzville School District                  Wenzville, MO        6/12-13
           Full-day workshops: spelling, phonics, SoR, and more!

   KSLA Literacy Leadership talk          9:45 AM                       6/24
            Structured literacy and  classroom practice
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   BER live-online dyslexia seminar     9 AM Eastern              6/27
            Helping students who have or may have dyslexia

   Texas Region 6 Education                9 AM Central              6/28
            Helping students who have or may have dyslexia

   Summer Literacy Institute            Millersville Univ., PA        6/29
            Presenting on spelling, phonics, & writing connections.

JULY 
   BER live-online dyslexia conference   9 AM Central     7/12--13
            Helping students who have or may have dyslexia
            With Heather Kenny and Marcy Eisinger

   BER live-online dyslexia seminar     9 AM Pacific                7/19
            Helping students who have or may have dyslexia


AUGUST
   Plattsburgh City Schools            Plattsburgh, NY          8/15- 16
            Connecting spelling-phonics-morphology in core reading

    Seattle City Schools                    Seattle, WA                        8/30
            Phonology-orthography for primary;  comprehension and
           spelling for intermediate


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.