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FREE ON-DEMAND LITERACY WEBINARS

Comprehension Connections: Building the Bridge Between Reading and Understanding

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Recorded Sept. 29 through Oct. 3, 2025

Why should I watch these webinars on demand?

In these free webinars, you'll hear from esteemed literacy experts who share the latest research on reading comprehension—and get five hours of free professional learning! Watch them on demand to learn:

  • What exactly comprehension is—and isn’t.
  • How comprehension and knowledge building are connected.
  • Whether—and how—to measure comprehension, and how to help your students grow as comprehenders.
  • What comprehension skills students need to thrive in middle school.
  • So much more.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to expand your understanding of reading comprehension, and help your students soar.

Register to watch on demand.

What Is Reading Comprehension Anyway?

Recorded Sept. 29, 2025

What is comprehension exactly? Is it a skill that can be taught and measured? And how can we help students grow as comprehenders? In this presentation, Susan Lambert, Ed.D., details the fundamentals of comprehension, including how it connects to oral language and working memory, what comprehension processes and products are, and the different comprehender profiles.

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Susan Lambert, Ed.D.

Chief Academic Officer, Literacy, Amplify; Host of Science of Reading: The Podcast

Comprehension and Knowledge Building: A Two-Way Street

Recorded Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025

Join researchers Sonia Cabell, Ph.D., and HyeJin Hwang, Ph.D., as they explore the relationship between building background knowledge and comprehension. They address how oral language development, knowledge, and comprehension are connected; share recent research; and detail the best instructional approaches for reading comprehension—and literacy—success.

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Sonia Cabell, Ph.D.

Sigmon Endowed Professor of Reading Education, School of Teacher Education and the Florida Center for Reading Research, Florida State University
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HyeJin Hwang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Where and How to Measure Comprehension to Drive Improvement

Recorded Oct. 1, 2025

How can we measure comprehension to provide students with the targeted instruction and support they need to grow into skilled readers and writers? In this presentation Danielle Damico, Ph.D., and Gina Biancarosa, Ed.D., explore how having access to the right tools and actionable data can help.

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Danielle Damico, Ph.D.

Executive Director of Learning Science, Amplify
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Gina Biancarosa, Ed.D.

Ann Swindells Chair in Education and Professor of Special Education, University of Oregon

Comprehension in Middle School: More Important Than Ever

Recorded Oct. 2, 2025

Reading comprehension is as important as ever in middle school, so how can we prepare our K–5 students to be successful? Hear Deb Sabin detail the relationships between reading, writing, discourse, and comprehension in middle school, as well as how to help students in grades 6–8 thrive as readers, writers, collaborators, and communicators.

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Deb Sabin

Chief Academic Officer, Amplify ELA

Finding the Missing Link in Reading Comprehension to Boost Literacy Success

Recorded Oct. 3, 2025

To develop skilled reading, it isn't enough to just be able to decode words. We know knowledge is a critical component, but there's more to it than that. Join research scientist Julie Van Dyke, Ph.D., to discover the missing link in reading comprehension and help your students build the bridge between decoding and understanding what they're reading. 

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Julie A. Van Dyke, Ph.D.

Associate Research Professor at the Institute for Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Connecticut; Clinical Assistant Professor at the Yale University Child Study Center; Research Scientist at the Yale-UConn Haskins Global Literacy Hub; Inventor and Chief Scientist at Cascade Reading

FAQ

These webinars were broadcast and recorded Monday, September 29 through Friday, October 3.

If you’re a K–8 literacy teacher, curriculum lead, coach, or administrator, or have a general interest in the Science of Reading and reading comprehension, these free webinars are for you!

The Fall Science of Reading Webinar Week does not provide CE credits, and certificates of attendance were provided to live attendees. For more assistance, reach out to events@amplify.com.

Register to watch our Science of Reading Webinar Week on demand.
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