What's New

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The Wandering Reading Teacher 
The 2022-23 school year is just around the corner and I'm honored and excited to be working this fall with educational organizations and school districts across the US, specifically in Texas, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and New York. My work includes supporting professional learning opportunities through presentations, trainings, in-classroom model lessons (so teachers can observe me), coaching and consultation. I look forward to working with and learning from talented teachers, as we all work to increase literacy rates in America.
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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.

AUGUST
   Plattsburgh City SD      Plattsburgh, NY    8/10-11
            Spelling program consultation with Literacy Advisors

   Divine Mercy Catholic Academy        Johnstown, PA         8/22
            Professional learning: science of reading, metacognition

SEPTEMBER 
   Divine Mercy Catholic Academy        Johnstown, PA    9/20-21
            In-classroom coaching and model lessons

   Texas Region 6 ESC                 10 am / 330 pm                   9/28
            Zoom presentation on research-based Tier I instruction

    Mississippi College / MS ALTA Conf.     Clinton, MS          9/30
            Presentation on Tier I practices supportive of therapy

OCTOBER
   Divine Mercy Catholic Academy      Johnstown, PA    10/11-13
            In-classroom coaching and model lessons

   Keystone State Literacy Association.           6 pm             10/20
            Webinar: Spelling Instruction That Builds Reading Fluency

   BER live online dyslexia seminar            9-330 EST           10/26
            Helping students who have or may have dyslexia

   North Shore School District               Glen Head, NY   10/24-27
            Presentation; in-classroom coaching and model lessons

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.