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Tuesday, November 10, 2026 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST
Teaching Lifelong Literacy: Best Practices for Your Classroom
Presented by Lyn Stone, Author, Literacy Expert, and Advocate
Moderated by Pam Austin, Professional Learning Facilitators Manager, Voyager Sopris Learning
Sponsored by Voyager Sopris Learning
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Get ready to make 2027 your strongest, most confident year of literacy instruction. Join internationally respected literacy expert and advocate Lyn Stone for an energizing and deeply practical edWebinar designed to help educators elevate their teaching with clarity and purpose.
Drawing on her influential books and her work through Lifelong Literacy, Lyn will share the high‑impact strategies, mindset shifts, and instructional moves that help teachers create lasting literacy success for every learner. Known for her sharp insight, humor, and unwavering commitment to research-informed practice, she brings a refreshing blend of expertise and practicality that educators consistently praise.
Whether you’re refining your structured literacy approach, strengthening your intervention routines, or simply seeking renewed inspiration, this edWebinar will give you the tools and confidence to make this your best teaching year yet.
In this session, you will learn:
- Practical strategies to support all learners in strengthening decoding, spelling, and language instruction
- How to reduce instructional overwhelm by focusing on what matters most
- How to avoid common instructional pitfalls and replace them with effective alternatives
- Tools and routines you can implement immediately in your classroom
This edWebinar will be of interest to PreK-5 teachers, librarians, school leaders, district leaders, and education technology leaders.
About the Presenter
Lyn Stone is an internationally renowned literacy consultant, author, and advocate whose work has shaped classrooms and teacher practice around the world. As the founder of Lifelong Literacy, she supports educators in implementing clear, research-informed instruction grounded in linguistics, cognitive science, and decades of classroom experience. She is the author of several influential books, including Reading for Life, Spelling for Life, Language for Life, and Foundations for Life, all of which have become essential resources for teachers seeking practical guidance. She is widely admired for her ability to make complex concepts accessible, actionable, and even fun. Her workshops are known for their clarity, humor, and immediate classroom relevance. Educators consistently praise Lyn for her deep expertise, her fierce advocacy for students, and her talent for empowering teachers with tools that truly make a difference.
About the Moderator
Pam Austin, Professional Learning Facilitators Manager for Voyager Sopris Learning, has over 35 years of experience as an educator. She has worked as a Professional Learning Facilitator Manager with over 17 years of experience in training and supporting districts in various literacy and numeracy interventions for Voyager Sopris Learning in addition to delivering LETRS professional development sessions. She has also shared her love of proven VSL solutions as a Product Marketing Manager when she began her role as an EDVIEW360 podcast host in 2019 and continues to this day. Her goal is to aid teachers in changing the lives of students so that they not only become proficient and successful learners but also individuals confident in pursuing personal and professional life goals.
She previously held the role of Literacy Specialist at the Center for Development and Learning (CDL) now the Center for Literacy and Learning. As an educator in the New Orleans Public Schools for 14 years, she served as an elementary teacher, a reading interventionist, a school-based reading coach, and a central office field literacy facilitator. These varying roles allowed her to gain a myriad of experiences that has enhanced her ability to work in collaboration with other educators, schools, and districts for impactful professional learning. Pam’s first steps into a lifelong career as an educator began as a fourth-grade teacher in a small school in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. And the journey continues…
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