UFLI Foundations Book Using Lessons and Sound Wall

This unique workshop combines a book study with live application and practice!

The UFLI Foundations book explores reading fundamentals based on research and evidence-based data (Lane & Contesse, 2022). This manual provides educators with step-by-step instructional plans for whole-class or intervention settings.  This workshop has three sessions, two book study meetings, and a live practice day. During the face-to-face portions (July 17^th), participants will develop a sound wall, practice implementation of instruction and skills, and make connections to all aspects of literacy instruction. A classroom sound wall is a powerful tool that helps students connect spoken sounds (phonemes) to their written forms (graphemes).

Objectives:

• Determine the essential background knowledge for teaching foundational reading skills
• Review instructional plans
• Discover the how, where, and why of implementing a sound wall
• Create hands-on examples of sound walls
• Participate in guided practice of the UFLI Foundations books

Presenter: Robin Anderson, SHESC Salina

Thursday, July 10, 2025, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (virtual book study)

Thursday, July 17, 2025, 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM (SHESC Salina - in-person implementation)

Thursday, July 24, 2025, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (virtual book study)

Audience:
K–5 teachers, reading specialists, special educators, instructional coaches, and literacy leaders.

Participants must purchase the book before the book study begins. UFLI Foundations ISBN: 978-1-7320468-2-5  https://www.ventrislearning.com/uflifoundations/