Summarization: A Powerful and Essential Tool

Attend the virtual workshop:



Unlocking the Reading-Writing Connection through Summarization

February 27, 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Grades: K - 5

The Power of Precision: Summarization for Middle School Students

February 28, 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Grades: 5 - 8

The Reading-Writing Connection: A Powerful Partnership

Watch this short video about the reading-writing connection.

Betsy MacDermott-Duffy, Director of Language Arts and Instruction at The Windward School, discusses the powerful reading-writing connection and implications for classroom instruction.

Delve into the symbiotic relationship between reading and writing, learn about research-based strategies that support the reading-writing connection, and see a complete unit that demonstrates the entire process.

Join us, Thursday, February 29, 4 p.m.

This live virtual event is free to attend. Registration is required.

Moving from a Reactive to a Proactive Model in Education

The Windward School and The Windward Institute are honored to host Nadine Gaab, PhD, as the featured speaker at the 2024 Robert J. Schwartz Memorial Lecture. Dr. Gaab is a prominent researcher and international speaker on reading development. Her work focuses on developmental cognitive neuroscience, particularly in language-based learning disabilities.

Join us on Thursday, April 4 at 6:30 p.m. (ET).

This live virtual event is free to attend and open to the public.

Registration is required.

Dr. Gaab will focus on learning differences in reading acquisition within a learning disability framework. She will present results from longitudinal behavioral and neuroimaging studies that characterize differences in learning to read as a complex outcome of cumulative risk and protective factors interacting within and across genetic, neurobiological, cognitive, and environmental levels from infancy to adulthood.

Advocating for Literacy for All: 9th Annual Dyslexia Advocacy Day

Be a part of the conversation. Reserve your spot.

What: New York State Dyslexia Awareness Day

When: Thursday, March 14, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Where: New York State Capitol, Albany, NY

Sponsored by Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon

This event is free, open to the public, and serves to build support for the dyslexic community and those with related learning disabilities.

The Beacon, 2024: The Science of Reading

Why PD with The Windward Institute?

The workshops and courses offered at The Windward Institute support high quality professional learning in the science of reading and the implementation of evidence-based practices.

Upcoming Evening Workshop (Eastern Standard Time)

Enhancing Reading Fluency: Effective Teaching Strategies

March 5, 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Grades: 1 - 8

READ Podcast Episode 53:

Neena Saha, PhD, joins READ for an illuminating and entrepreneurial discussion about translating research to practice. Dr. Saha discusses opportunities and challenges for disseminating research more effectively and efficiently to teachers in all classrooms. 

Access the full conversation, bookmarks, and free resources.