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The Reading League Illinois is a state chapter of the national not-for-profit The Reading League. https://linktr.ee/TheReadingLeagueIL
Join TRL Illinois for our November Coffee Chat with Patrice Bain, co-author of Powerful Teaching!
Read a short chapter from A Parent’s Guide to Powerful Teaching and bring your thoughts and questions.
Sat 11/22, 9–10am CT.
Register: bit.ly/TRLILCoffeeChat
#ScienceOfLearning #TRLIL
We appreciate Patrice Bain for creating a book that empowers families!
We are looking forward to the upcoming TRL IL webinar!
(Em)Powering Up: When Research Drives Student Success
Thu Nov 13, 7–8 pm CT
Register: bit.ly/TRLILPatrice
Join TRL-IL: bit.ly/TRLILJoin
Free TRL-IL webinar
Thu Nov 13, 7–8 pm CT:
(Em)Powering Up: When Research Drives Student Success w/Patrice Bain
Register: bit.ly/TRLILPatrice
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#ScienceOfLearning
#ScienceOfReading
Monthly Member Coffee Chat: Mental Models
Sat 10.25, 9–10am CT
Members, check your email for the Zoom link!
Not a member? Join TRL-IL: bit.ly/TRLILJoin
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Hard to believe it’s been a month since the #TRLIL #LiteracyAcrossLanguages conference. Grateful to have learned alongside ML & dual-language teachers, leaders, & advocates across districts; one community, shared purpose.
🔗Website: il.thereadingleague.org/literacyacro...
🔗Join: bit.ly/TRLILJoin
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Our board members enjoyed presenting at @thereadingleague.org's 9th Annual Conference in Chicago. See everyone at upcoming The Reading League Illinois events!
#TRLConf2025 #TRLIL
We had an amazing time connecting with everyone at The Reading League 9th Annual Conference in Chicago, IL! We hope to see everyone again next year and at our upcoming TRL IL events!
#TRLConf2025 #TRLIL
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Dr. Ben Zulauf & Martin Mireles will be presenting “Developing a District Language and Literacy Instructional Strategy Framework” at The Reading League Annual Conference this week!
💬 Explicit language instruction benefits all students!
#TRLConf2025 #TRLIL
📣 FREE TRL IL Webinar Alert!
🎙️ Dr. Jim Heal
🧠 Mental Models, Schema & Meaning-Making through the Science of Learning
🗓️ Thurs, Oct 16 | 7–8PM CT
🔗 Register: bit.ly/jimheal
🔗Membership: bit.ly/TRLILJoin
#TRLIL #ScienceOfLearning
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Conference preview: Dr. Ben Zulauf & @martinmirelesedu.bsky.social will debunk 3 myths, then do a live Amplify text breakdown showing how research translates into planning & instruction. Join them for the how, not just the what.
#TRLConf2025 #TRLIL
🎤 Speaker Highlight 🎤
📚 Dr. Sonia Cabell
Early literacy researcher | FCRR | Author | National leader in language comprehension
🔗 bit.ly/TRLILJoin
📷 il.thereadingleague.org/literacy-acr...
📩 Slide decks will be shared with all attendees soon! We’re compiling all resources into one convenient email!
🎤 Speaker Highlight: Dr. Claude Goldenberg
📘 Stanford Professor Emeritus | National Literacy Panel Researcher
Here’s a glimpse of his session at #TRLIL
📸 il.thereadingleague.org/literacy-acr...
🔗 bit.ly/TRLILJoin
🚗 TRL-IL attendees!
Doors officially open at 8:30am, but we’ll begin registering earlier due to school traffic congestion.
🎁 Get there early to grab a gift, coffee, & find a good parking spot—W. 23rd St. will close at 8:15am until 8:45am.
📍Cicero Community Center
🕘 See you tomorrow! #TRLIL
Thank you TRL-IL Members & Literacy Sponsors!
You made this Monday’s event possible.
We can’t wait to learn together & build community in person.
📅 Registration closes TONIGHT at midnight!
🔗 bit.ly/TRLILMLConference
Understanding How Syntax is the Backbone of Comprehension w/ Dr. Van Dyke will be available soon!
Webinar Recordings il.thereadingleague.org/chapter-reso...
🎤 Speaker Spotlight 🎤
📘🌎 Dr. Claude Goldenberg
Stanford Professor Emeritus | Bilingual Ed Expert | National Literacy Panel Researcher
🧠 Led landmark research shaping bilingual ed & early literacy for MLs
🔗 Register: bit.ly/TRLILMLConference
Thank you Dr. Van Dyke!
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🎤 Speaker Spotlight 🎤
📘 Dr. Phil Capin
Reading intervention researcher | Harvard GSE | Author
🧠 Known for translating research into tier II–III practices that increase reading comp for struggling readers and MLs.
📌 Register: bit.ly/TRLILMLConference
🚨 Mark your calendars! 🚨
We have an incredible lineup coming up!
🧠 Sept 16: Dr. Van Dyke - Syntax & Comprehension
🌍 Sept 22: Literacy Across Languages (Cicero, IL)
🔗Webinar: bit.ly/TRLILSyntax
🔗Conference: bit.ly/TRLILMLConfe...
🔗Membership: bit.ly/TRLILJoin
🎉 We’re proud to partner with organizations making a difference in literacy instruction for multilingual learners!
🧠 Join us at Literacy Across Languages: The Science of Reading for MLs on Sept 22 and connect with programs, publishers, and researchers moving the work forward!
🎤 Speaker Spotlight 🎤
📚🧠 Dr. Sonia Cabell
Early literacy researcher | FCRR | Author | National voice in language comprehension
🗣️ Known for bridging research & practice to build oral language through content-rich instruction.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/TRLILMLConference
🎙️ Speaker Spotlight 🎙️
📚📝 Dr. Ruslana Westerlund
Former WIDA researcher | SFL expert | Author | National consultant
🧠 Known for reframing language as a meaning-making tool for literacy and equity. Read her blog: reclaimingthelanguage.blog
🎟️ Register: bit.ly/TRLILMLConference
🚨 Mark your calendars! 🚨
We have an incredible lineup coming up!
🧠 Sept 16: Dr. Van Dyke - Syntax & Comprehension
🌍 Sept 22: Literacy Across Languages (Cicero, IL)
🔗Webinar: bit.ly/TRLILSyntax
🔗Conference: bit.ly/TRLILMLConfe...
🔗Membership: bit.ly/TRLILJoin
🎉 Conference Scholarship Winners! 🎉
Join us in congratulating the recipients of our TRL-IL Conference Scholarships!
Please tag them!
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🚨 Now Accepting Applications! 🚨
Join the TRL-IL Board and help shape the future of literacy in Illinois. 📚💡
🗓️ 2-year term
📅 Monthly meetings
📣 Events, socials, & more!
Apply today to lead with us:
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🎉 Week 3 Giveaway Winners!
Congrats to our newest winners of Do I Have Your Attention? by Blake Harvard! 👏🧠📘
Next up…
🗓️ Sept 22 | Cicero, IL
🎤 Goldenberg, Cabell, Capin, Westerlund
🔗 Register: bit.ly/47ReewB
🔗 Join: bit.ly/TRLILJoin
