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Advisory Lists of Professional Development & Instructional Programming

Please note that this webpage is currently being updated on a daily basis as applicants are being contacted.

Advisory List of Professional Development

Name of Entity Early Literacy Grant On-Site Consulting Summary of PD Offerings (Coming Soon) Contact
Bridges to Literacy     X   Judi Dodson
303-717-2929
judidodson@gmail.com
Cambium Education, Inc. d/b/a Sopris Learning, Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS)    

Gina Blaser
800-547-6747 x256 gina.blaser@cambiumlearning.com

Cambium Education, Inc. d/b/a Voyager Education Services

X

 

Alyssa Johnson
800-547-6747 x465 alyssa.johnson@cambiumlearning.com

CORE, Inc.  

X

  Linda Diamond
510-540-4200 x4201 ldiamond@corelearn.com
Gibson Hasbrouck & Associates

X

  Vicki Gibson, Ph.D. and Jan Hasbrouck, Ph.D.
206-498-0123
jan@gha-pd.com janhasbrouck@gmail.com
Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes

X

  Paul Worthington
805-541-3836
paul.worthington@lindamoodbell.com
Literacy How/Smartt Educational Consulting susan@susansmartt.com

X

  Susan M. Smartt, Ph.D.
615-943-8780 susan@susansmartt.com
Literacy Transformations, LLC X   Melody Ilk, M.A.
303-619-6316
melodyilk@yahoo.com
McGraw-Hill Education

 

  Elizabeth Melville, Director
614-430-4108 elizabeth_melville@mcgraw-hill.com
NCS Pearson, Inc., through its Clinical Assessment Division     Jane Miller
800-627-7271 x262026
jane.miller@pearson.com
Orton Gillingham     Elenn Steinberg
303-366-0011 elenn@ortongillinghaminternational.org
STRIVE

X

  Debbie Hunsaker
 406-439-4117 strivingreaders@yahoo.com
Wilson Language Training Corporation     Shauna Hatfield
800-899-8454 x6661 shatfield@wilsonlanguage.com
Wireless Generation, a part of Amplify Education    

Jamie Gansmann
303-870-7078
jgansmann@wgen.net

Advisory List of Instructional Programming

Publisher/Program Type of Program Contact
Amplify Education, Inc. (f/k/a Wireless Generation, Inc.) Burst: Reading K-6 adaptive, teacher-directed reading intervention

Jamie Gansmann
303-870-7078
jgansmann@wgen.net

 

Benchmark Education Company Anchor Comprehension Workshop K-8 Tier 2 and 3 targeted instructional intervention Peter Clifford
914-637-7215 pclifford@benchmarkeducation.com
Benchmark Education Company Benchmark Literacy and Benchmark Writer's Workshop and Phonics and Word Study Kits: StartUp, BuildUp, and SpiralUp and Word Study and Vocabulary Skill Bags K-6 Tier 1 (core/universal) instructional program for reading and writing (Phonics and Word Study Kits must be purchased for K-3 and used daily as a component of the core/universal program) Peter Clifford
914-637-7215 pclifford@benchmarkeducation.com
Cambium Education, Inc. d/b/a Sopris Learning Reading through Automaticity, Vocabulary, Engagement, and Orthography (RAVE-O) Grades 1-5 reading intervention for Tier 2 or 3 Alyssa Johnson
800-547-6747 x465 alyssa.johnson@cambiumlearning.com
Cambium Education, Inc. d/b/a Sopris Learning Read Well K-3 core/universal instruction and K-3 targeted or intensive intervention Alyssa Johnson
800-547-6747 x465 alyssa.johnson@cambiumlearning.com
Cambium Education, Inc. d/b/a Sopris Learning Sound Partners K-3 intervention for students below benchmark in phonemic awareness and phonics Alyssa Johnson
800-547-6747 x465 alyssa.johnson@cambiumlearning.com
Cambium Education, Inc. d/b/a Sopris Learning Voyager Passport K-5 Tier 2 intervention Alyssa Johnson
800-547-6747 x465 alyssa.johnson@cambiumlearning.com
Curriculum Associates FOCUS on Reading Grades 1 to high school Tier 1 supplement or Tier 2 intervention for comprehension strategies Craig Pritchard
801-717-0739
cpritchard@cainc.com
Curriculum Associates i-Ready Instruction Web-based targeted, stand-alone, supplemental instruction and intervention for grades K-3 Craig Pritchard
801-717-0739
cpritchard@cainc.com
Curriculum Associates Phonics for Reading Grades 1 to high school Tier 2 and 3 intervention for phonemic awareness and decoding Craig Pritchard
801-717-0739
cpritchard@cainc.com
Curriculum Associates Strategies to Achieve Reading Success (STARS) Grades K-8 Tier 2 and 3 instruction focused on 12 key reading strategies for improving students' reading ability Craig Pritchard
801-717-0739
cpritchard@cainc.com
Curriculum Associates ZOOM IN Grades 1-8 Tier 2 and 3 intervention for strategy-specific thinking for comprehension Craig Pritchard
801-717-0739
cpritchard@cainc.com
Developmental Studies Center SIPPS (Systematic Instruction in Phoneme Awareness, Phonics, and Sight Words)    
F.A.S.T. Learning Early Literacy Program Tier 2 or 3 comprehensive reading program that may be aligned to another program or used as a stand-alone intervention Cheryl Rose Campbell
303-699-7566
crose5135@msn.com
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Learning Technologies Earobics PreK-3 multi-sensory reading intervention Corinne Hendricks
Account Executive
303-330-3528 corinne.hendricks@hmhco.com
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers Journeys Common Core Tier 1 core/universal reading program for students K-6 Corinne Hendricks
Account Executive
303-330-3528 corinne.hendricks@hmhco.com
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers StoryTown Tier 1 core/universal reading/language arts program for students PreK-6 Corinne Hendricks
Account Executive
303-330-3528 corinne.hendricks@hmhco.com
Houghton Mifflin Invitations to Literacy Tier 1 core/universal reading and language arts program for students K-8 Corinne Hendricks
Account Executive
303-330-3528 corinne.hendricks@hmhco.com
Imagine Learning, Inc Computer-delivered language and literacy software program for preK-8th grade students Randy Tingey
801-368-3197 randy.tingey@imaginelearning.com
Lexia Learning Systems, Inc. Lexia Reading Core5 Tier 1, 2, and 3 technology-based reading skills program for PreK-5 Robert "Bo" Lemire
McComas & Associates, Inc., Specialist in Educational Software
 303-660-3911 or 888-660-3911 bolemire@gmail.com
Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes Seeing Stars, Visualizing and Verbalizing, Talkies, and Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing (LiPS) Tier 1, 2, and 3 reading, comprehension, and vocabulary instruction for grades K-12 Paul Worthington
(805) 541-3836
paul.worthington@lindamoodbell.com

 

Macmillan McGraw-Hill Treasures Tier 1 comprehensive, research-based reading program for grades K-6 Mary Lynn Grover
303-399-7792
mary.lynn.grover@mheducation.com
Teresa Jackson
Teresa.jackson@mheducation.com
McGraw-Hill Education SRA Early Interventions in Reading Tier 2 intervention for struggling readers in grades K-3 Heidi Bushur
913-912-2483
heidi_bushur@mcgraw-hill.com
McGraw-Hill Education SRA Language for Learning Oral language program for grades PreK-2 Heidi Bushur
913-912-2483
heidi_bushur@mcgraw-hill.com
McGraw-Hill Education SRA Imagine It! PreK-6 Tier 1 (core/universal instruction) Heidi Bushur
913-912-2483
heidi_bushur@mcgraw-hill.com
McGraw Hill Education SRA Open Court Reading PreK-6 Tier 1 (core/universal instruction) Heidi Bushur
913-912-2483
heidi_bushur@mcgraw-hill.com
McGraw-Hill Reading Wonders Tier 1 Core/Universal instruction Mary Lynn Grover
303-399-7792
mary.lynn.grover@mheducation.com
Teresa Jackson
Teresa.jackson@mheducation.com
McGraw-Hill Education SRA Reading Mastery K-5 Tier 1 core/universal reading program Heidi Bushur
913-912-2483
heidi_bushur@mcgraw-hill.com
Mile High United Way Colorado Reading Corps Tier 2 intervention addressing 3 of 5 components of reading directly, including phonological awareness, phonics, and fluency Mile High United Way
303-433-8383 www.UnitedWayDenver.org
National Geographic Learning Reach! K-5 supplemental instruction to provide language, literacy, and content for English learners Eric Bredenberg
562-598-7489 eric.bredenberg@cengage.com
Orton-Gillingham International (OGI/Yoshimoto Reading Instruction PreK-3 supplement to core/universal instruction and K-12 Tier 2 and 3 targeted and intensive intervention Elenn Steinberg
303-366-0011 elenn@ortongillinghaminternational.org
Pearson Education, Inc. My Sidewalks on Scott Foresman Reading Street K-5 Tier 3 intensive reading intervention Jana Hamilton
720-341-2366 jana.hamilton@pearson.com
Pearson Education, Inc. Scott Foresman Reading Street PreK-6 Tier 1 (core/universal instruction) Jana Hamilton
720-341-2366 jana.hamilton@pearson.com
Read Naturally Masters Edition (ME) and Software Edition (SE) Grades 1-8 supplement to core/universal instruction and grades 1-12 intervention to develop fluency, support vocabulary development, and promote comprehension  

Karla Ramy
info@readnaturally.com
1-800-788-4085 x8711

 

Really Great Reading Phonics Boost Tier 2 or 3 intervention for students in grades 2 and 3 who have mild, moderate, or significant decoding or word level deficits Scott DeSimone or Shari Zimmer
866-401-7323 x701 info@reallygreatreading.com
Scholastic Inc. System 44 Next Generation Tier 2 borderline and transitional students or Tier 3 phonics instruction for students in grade 3 and beyond who read at the Beginning Reader (BR) to 400 level on the Lexile Frameword for Reading Mark Turner
303-513-2647 mturner@scholastic.com
Scholastic Inc. iRead Digital foundational reading program for grades K-2 Mark Turner
303-513-2647
mturner@scholastic.com
Spalding Education International The Spalding Method Tier 3 intervention  
Take Flight: A Comprehensive Intervention for Students with Dyslexia Tier 3 Reading, Spelling, Comprehension, and Phonological Processing Intervention Lynne Fitzhugh
 719-227-0026 lfitzhugh@coloradoliteracynow.org
The Marian School

Tier 2 or 3 blended learning instructional program combining small group and computer work focused on phonological awareness

Marianne Arling
719-250-2770 themarianschool@gmail.com

Wilson Language Training Corporation Fluency/BASIC

Supplemental reading program that aligns with Wilson Reading System and an intervention program to address reading fluency for students in grades K-3

Shauna Hatfield
 800-899-8454 x6661 shatfield@wilsonlanguage.com

Wilson Language Training Corporation Fundations

Supplemental instructional materials for core/universal instruction of used as a stand-alone Tier 2 intervention for students in grades K-3

Shauna Hatfield
800-899-8454 x6661 shatfield@wilsonlanguage.com

Wilson Language Training Corporation Wilson Reading System (WRS) Intensive Tier 3 program for students in grade 2 and beyond.

Shauna Hatfield
800-899-8454 x6661 shatfield@wilsonlanguage.com

Please note that this webpage is currently being updated on a daily basis as applicants are being contacted.