{"id":4469,"date":"2024-09-04T18:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T18:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newworldsreading.com\/?p=4469"},"modified":"2026-04-15T17:55:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:55:55","slug":"florida-educators-bolster-their-literacy-skills-with-new-worlds-reading-teacher-professional-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newworldsreading.com\/en\/florida-educators-bolster-their-literacy-skills-with-new-worlds-reading-teacher-professional-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida educators bolster their literacy skills with New Worlds Reading Teacher Professional Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Over 900 educators from 56 counties participated in professional learning sessions throughout the summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leaving with a 216-page, evidence-based Science of Reading handbook and enhanced literacy skills, Alachua County educators attended a New Worlds Reading Teacher Professional Learning session to enhance student learning outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI think it\u2019s full of great information,\u201d <\/strong>said Lacy Roberts, a north Florida educator of 32 years. \u201cI\u2019ve already tabbed a lot of pages. I think my team at school can use a lot of this information, this manual, in our planning.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Leaving with a 216-page, evidence-based Science of Reading handbook and enhanced literacy skills, Alachua County educators attended a New Worlds Reading Teacher Professional Learning session to enhance student learning outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI think it\u2019s full of great information,\u201d<\/strong> said Lacy Roberts, a north Florida educator of 32 years. \u201cI\u2019ve already tabbed a lot of pages. I think my team at school can use a lot of this information, this manual, in our planning.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Educators from Alachua County and other neighboring counties were invited to participate in our New Worlds Reading two-day professional learning session from June 6 to June 7. In addition to professional learning, the sessions also share resources for New Worlds Reading, Florida\u2019s free at-home program that mails free books and reading activities to eligible VPK through fifth grade students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 2024, New Worlds Reading Teacher Professional Learning attendance more than doubled from 359 participants last year<\/a> to 914 participants this year. Throughout the 2024 cohort of professional learning sessions, educators across 56 counties were served through eight two-day sessions spanning June to July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Science of Reading theories to hands-on demonstrations, educators split into groups based on grade-level to brush up on old skills while learning new ones. Some topics, in addition to activities like interactive read-alouds and writing connections, were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n