2026
October
Our calendar highlights opportunities to learn, collaborate, and take action — from monthly coalition meetings to special events that advance literacy across Long Island.
Resources are shared for informational purposes and are not endorsements. Please evaluate all materials against strong empirical research on effective reading instruction.
OCT
03
Film Screening + Panel Discussion
Join LILC as we host a film screening of Let Us Read, followed by a panel discussion to discuss the solution to the reading crisis.
OCT
05
Build a School-Wide MTSS
Dr. Stollar and Kate Winn cover how to go from screening, to instruction, to results by maximizing universal screening data in MTSS.
OcT
05
Emotional Awareness + Literacy
Learn how emotional awareness couples with intentional instructional practices to strengthen engagement.
OCT
06
Using Literacy Data Effectively
Learn to interpret universal screening data and how to build an instructional plan that fits your students.
OCT
07
Data + Adolescent Students
Look closely at screening, diagnostic, and progress monitoring data to see how well instruction is working.
OCT
08
Science of Reading beyond Phonics
Dr. Doug Lemon presents the key ideas that grades 3-12 teachers should know to develop fluency, background knowledge, and writing.
OCT
08
Screening with Purpose
Explore how universal screening can be a powerful tool for identifying students at risk for characteristics of dyslexia.
OCT
08
Data for Multilingual Learners
Amplify presents on practical tools and real student scenarios to help you make decisions for your multilingual/English learners.
OCT
09
School Leaders + Screening Data
Explore how school leaders can use screening results to evaluate instructional effectiveness and drive school improvement.
OCT
10
Data Driven Literacy Instruction
Learn how to leverage data to create targeted small groups and monitor student progress. Gain the skills to make data-driven decisions.
OcT
14
How to Teach Grammar
Carla Stanford and Nancy Eberhardt walk you through how to teach the grammatical building blocks. Free resources provided!
OCT
14
Leading Literacy Summit
The Science of Reading Center at SUNY New Paltz and EdTrust-NY host a full day event on the next chapter in evidence-based literacy.
OCT
14
Universal Design for Learning
Learn how classroom teachers can support struggling readers within a UDL framework, and research-based strategies to implement.
OCT
15
Recognizing DLD in the Classroom
IMSE presents on how developmental language disorder overlaps with and differs from dyslexia, and how to recognize its signs.
OCT
25
Frankenstein Curriculum
LILC presents the “Frankenstein curriculum” created when schools patch structured literacy onto discredited balanced literacy programs.
Join the work happening across Long Island
Connect with us at monthly meetings and upcoming events.