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LETRS Professional Learning Opportunity

As part of Public Act 144 of 2022, the Michigan Department of Education is providing evidence-based literacy instruction focused on the science of reading at no cost to eligible educators and administrators.

The Michigan LETRS Science of Reading Professional Learning Course provides sustained and job-embedded science of reading professional development to support evidence-based reading instruction, improve grade-level reading proficiency, and close achievement gaps across the state. These impactful courses are based on Lexia® LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) and Lexia® LETRS® for Early Childhood Educators.

Saginaw ISD is excited to offer Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS®) professional learning, a comprehensive course of study that empowers educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to teach language and literacy effectively. SISD Instructional Services will offer in person sessions for LETRS and Early Childhood LETRS.

This opportunity is fully funded by the Michigan Department of Education, ensuring no cost to participants. The only difference from other state offerings is that your sessions will be led by SISD’s certified LETRS facilitators and will be conducted in person rather than online. (Teachers will still be required to do the online coursework, however they will meet in person at the ISD for their live sessions instead of joining a Zoom through MDE).

Through this research-based professional learning, educators will deepen their understanding of the science of reading, explore evidence-based instructional practices, and gain tools to accelerate literacy achievement for all students.

Who is eligible to register?

Any Michigan pre-K–6 educator currently teaching in any Michigan public school or public charter school
Pre-K–12 SPED endorsed teachers
Elementary administrators, those in leadership roles, and district-level administrators
Literacy coaches

Please DO NOT register for LETRS on the MDE website; instead, you will fill out this form, and SISD Instructional Services will then register you and provide all materials.

Format: In Person

Time: 8:30am-3:30pm

Location: SISD Central Campus (3860 Fashion Square Blvd, Saginaw, MI 48603)

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Dates for LETRS: (Scroll down for Early Childhood Dates)

Unit 1: November 18, 2026 The Challenge of Learning to Read

Unit 2: January 13, 2027 The Speech Sounds of English

Unit 3: March 9, 2027 Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling

Unit 4: May 20, 2027 Advanced Decoding, Spelling, and Word Recognition

Unit 5: November 2027 The Mighty Word: Oral Language and Vocabulary

Unit 6: January 2028 Digging for Meaning: Understanding Reading Comprehension

Unit 7: March 2028 Text-Driven Comprehension Instruction

Unit 8: September 2028 The Reading-Writing Connection

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Dates for Early Childhood LETRS: All sessions are 8:30am-11:30am (Early Childhood is now full. Cohort 15 will begin registering soon. Please email Kelly Kujala @ kkujala@sisd.cc to get more information for the next cohort.

November 13
January 29
March 5
May 14