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Conferences:
California Literacy Conference: Everyone Has the Right to Read! Virtual Conference – June 2026
Unlocking Literacy Conference, The Lucy Project, Miami, FL – July 2026
Big Sky Literacy Summit, Montana – August 2026
Literacy Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Limerick, Ireland – November 2026
Plain Talk About Literacy and Learning, New Orleans, LA – February, 2027
Right to Read, Cork, Ireland – March 2027
US Literacy Conference, Solution Tree, Pasadena, CA – June 2027
Featured on the Following:
Featured Podcast:
Why Transcription Skills Matter in Early Writing Instruction
In this insightful conversation, Amy unpacks the critical role transcription skills (handwriting, spelling, fine motor) play in early writing development.
Featured Podcast:
Active Volcanoes & Active Writers: Avoiding Cognitive Eruptions
Dr. Cheryl Lundy Swift and Amy Siracusano examine the simple view of reading and the not so simple view of writing.
Featured Podcast:
Strategies for Teaching Writing in the Early Grades
Amy shares a variety of strategies that will help you teach students at all different stages.
Featured article:
How Can We Best Support Writing from the Beginning?
Amy shares what ALL students need to know and be able to do.
Featured article:
Double-Dose or Deep Dive?
How Two Schools Used Data to Revamp Foundational Literacy and Achieved Massive Gains
Featured Podcast:
Strengthening Early Writing Through Foundational Skills
Unpack what early writing instruction should look like—and why so many teachers struggle with it.
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