Presented by Dr. Alfred W. Tatum, President, Literacy Research Association

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The Science of Reading identifies the foundational skills that students need in order to learn how to read—but learning does not end when these skills have been mastered. Moreover, wider, richer, and deeper learning should not be delayed until after these skills have been mastered.

Join award-winning author, literacy researcher, and professor Dr. Alfred W. Tatum as he explores the unnatural literacy hierarchy that can occur in the elementary grades and how educators can overcome the grand challenges to students’ advanced literacy achievement. During this edWebinar, Dr. Tatum will provide proven and practical strategies for moving beyond the incomplete or limited literacy orientations that often get between young learners and desired literacy outcomes.

Attendees will leave this session with:

• An understanding of how to identify and address unnatural reading and writing hierarchies
• Insights into the eight principles for advanced literacy achievement
• Concrete examples of an effective daily instructional hour

All educators with an interest in elementary literacy—especially K-5 classroom teachers, reading coaches, literacy leaders, instructional leaders, special educators, and curriculum directors—are encouraged to attend this edWebinar. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.

About the Presenter

Dr. Alfred W. Tatum is a Literacy Professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver and currently serves as President of the Literacy Research Association. His current research focuses on moving children and adolescents toward advanced reading, writing, and intellectual development. An award-winning author, Dr. Tatum has authored 87 publications focused on the literacy development of African-American boys, including Teaching Reading to Black Adolescent Males: Closing the Achievement Gap (2005); Reading for Their Life: (Re)Building the Textual Lineages of African American Males (2009); Fearless Voices: Engaging a New Generation of African American Adolescent Male Writers (2013); and Teaching Black Boys in the Elementary Grades: Advanced Disciplinary Reading and Writing to Secure Their Futures (2021). Dr. Tatum earned his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago where he served as Dean of the College of Education for seven years and Reading Clinic Director for 14 years.

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