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1. LETRS Vol. 1: Word Recognition Cohort 28

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Park Central Office Building (ROOM 112) (Springfield, MO)

Dates: 10/2/2023 to 3/5/2024

Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) provides educators with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. The 'blended learning' format of this series includes face-to-face learning through structured models and online tutorials/videos of effective classroom instruction.

SPECIAL NOTES: Participants must attend a 90-minute virtual launch in August (dates/times will be sent via email).

(1) There are four 'face to face' dates for this workshop series. We will focus on each of the four LETRS units respectively:
  • Day 1 and Unit 1, The Challenge of Learning to Read;
  • Day 2/Unit 2: The Speech Sounds of English;
  • Day 3/Unit 3: Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling
  • Day 4/Unit 4: Advanced Decoding, Spelling, and Word Recognition.

    Registration fee for all four 'face to face' dates is $300, including parking and breakfast. This is waived for MO RLE recipients.

    (2) Those who aren't MO RLE recipients will need contact janaloge@missouristate for purchase of their manual. The district will be invoiced for $399.

    (3) Recipients of the MO Read-Lead-Exceed Initiative will receive their materials from DESE. DO NOT purchase your own materials!

    NOTE: Please select "Purchase Order" as method of payment even for Read-Lead-Exceed award.
    For any additional questions, contact janaloge@missouristate.edu
    • Enrolled: 33/34
    • Wait: 0/0

    2. LETRS Vol. 1: Word Recognition Cohort 30 Mondays ONLY

    Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

    Location: Alumni Center, 300 S Jefferson, Springfield (Springfield, MO) [map]

    Dates: 10/16/2023 to 3/18/2024

    Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) provides educators with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. The 'blended learning' format of this series includes face-to-face learning through structured models and online tutorials/videos of effective classroom instruction.

    SPECIAL NOTES: Participants must attend a 90-minute virtual launch in August (dates/times will be sent via email).

    (1) There are four 'face to face' dates for this workshop series. We will focus on each of the four LETRS units respectively:
  • Day 1 and Unit 1, The Challenge of Learning to Read;
  • Day 2/Unit 2: The Speech Sounds of English;
  • Day 3/Unit 3: Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling
  • Day 4/Unit 4: Advanced Decoding, Spelling, and Word Recognition.

    Registration fee for all four 'face to face' dates is $300, including parking and breakfast. This is waived for MO RLE recipients.

    (2) Those who aren't MO RLE recipients will need contact janaloge@missouristate for purchase of their manual. The district will be invoiced for $399.

    (3) Recipients of the MO Read-Lead-Exceed Initiative will receive their materials from DESE. DO NOT purchase your own materials!

    NOTE: Please select "Purchase Order" as method of payment even for Read-Lead-Exceed award.
    For any additional questions, contact janaloge@missouristate.edu
    • Enrolled: 32/40
    • Wait: 0/4

    3. LETRS Vol. 1: Word Recognition Cohort 94 (Weaubleau ONLY)

    Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

    Location: Weaubleau Elementary School (Weaubleau, MO) [map]

    Audience: K-5 classroom teachers; SpEd; literacy/instructional coach or interventionist

    Dates: 8/26/2024 to 4/14/2025

    Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) provides educators with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. The 'blended learning' format of this series includes face-to-face learning through structured models and online tutorials/videos of effective classroom instruction. SPECIAL NOTE: A 'Launch' session will be held on the first meeting date.

    (1) There are four 'face to face' dates for this workshop series. We will focus on each of the four LETRS units respectively:

  • Day 1 and Unit 1, The Challenge of Learning to Read;
  • Day 2/Unit 2: The Speech Sounds of English;
  • Day 3/Unit 3: Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling
  • Day 4/Unit 4: Advanced Decoding, Spelling, and Word Recognition.

    • Registration fee for all four 'face to face' dates is $300, including parking and breakfast. This is waived for MO RLE recipients.

    (2) Those who aren't MO RLE recipients will need contact janaloge@missouristate.edu for purchase of their manual. The district will be invoiced for approximately $425.

    (3) Recipients of the MO Read-Lead-Exceed Initiative will receive their materials from DESE. DO NOT purchase your own materials!

    NOTE: Please select "Purchase Order" as method of payment even for Read-Lead-Exceed award.

    For any additional questions, contact JennyDunagan@MissouriState.edu

    • Enrolled: 27/30
    • Wait: 0/4

    4. Closed...LETRS Vol. 1: Word Recognition Cohort 82 Mondays ONLY

    Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

    Location: Park Central Office Building (ROOM 112) (Springfield, MO)

    Dates: 9/16/2024 to 2/3/2025

    Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) provides educators with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. The 'blended learning' format of this series includes face-to-face learning through structured models and online tutorials/videos of effective classroom instruction.

    SPECIAL NOTES: Participants must attend a 90-minute virtual launch in August (dates/times will be sent via email).

    (1) There are four 'face-to-face' dates for this workshop series. We will focus on each of the four LETRS units respectively:

  • Day 1 and Unit 1, The Challenge of Learning to Read;
  • Day 2/Unit 2: The Speech Sounds of English;
  • Day 3/Unit 3: Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling
  • Day 4/Unit 4: Advanced Decoding, Spelling, and Word Recognition.

    • (2) Registration fee for all four 'face to face' dates is $300, including parking and breakfast. This is waived for MO RLE recipients.

    Those who aren't MO RLE recipients will need to contact Melinda Odom for purchase of their manual. The district will be invoiced for $399.

    (3) Recipients of the MO Read-Lead-Exceed Initiative will receive their materials from DESE. DO NOT purchase your own materials!

    NOTE: Please select "Purchase Order" as method of payment even for Read-Lead-Exceed award.

    For any additional questions, contact Melinda Odom

    Meeting Dates: 9/16/24, 10/21/24, 12/9/24, 2/3/25

    • Enrolled: 25/27
    • Wait: 0/0

    5. Early Childhood LETRS Cohort 5

    Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

    Location: Park Central Office Building (ROOM 112) (Springfield, MO)

    Dates: 9/20/2024 to 1/31/2025

    This cohort is full, please join Cohort 6 that starts 2/28/25.

    Participants are expected to attend all dates in this workshop.
    9/20/24
    11/22/24
    1/31/25

    LETRS for Early Childhood Educators is a professional learning experience for pre-K and Kindergarten teachers that provides deep knowledge of early literacy instruction. Teachers gain new skills to help young learners build a literacy foundation before they even learn to read or write.

    This professional learning experience:
    Helps teachers understand the development of oral language, print knowledge, alphabet learning, and writing skills.
    Provides the "why” and "how” of early literacy instruction across all domains: language, literacy, cognitive, motor, social, and emotional.
    Empowers teachers to apply best practice strategies to guide children's learning.

    This dynamic blended learning experience includes three components:
    LETRS Online Learning Platform
    LETRS for Early Childhood Educators Print Manual
    LETRS for Early Childhood Educators Professional Learning Sessions (Live In-Person or Live Online)

    During the LETRS for Early Childhood Educators course of study, you'll watch videos of expert teaching, complete activities to reinforce concepts, and have opportunities to apply what you're studying with young learners.

    Mo RLE participants cost is covered and materials will be ordered by DESE. NON-MO RLE participant's cost is $475 (breakfast & parking included). If you are a NON-Mo RLE participant email melindaodom@missouristate.edu to order your materials.

    A hot breakfast will be available, lunch is on your own. email: melindaodom@missouristate.edu

    • Enrolled: 15/17
    • Wait: 0/2

    6. LETRS Vol. 1: Word Recognition Cohort 86

    Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

    Location: Park Central Office Building (ROOM 112) (Springfield, MO)

    Dates: 10/1/2024 to 3/4/2025

    Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) provides educators with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. The 'blended learning' format of this series includes face-to-face learning through structured models and online tutorials/videos of effective classroom instruction.

    SPECIAL NOTES: Participants must attend a 90-minute virtual launch in August (dates/times will be sent via email).

    (1) There are four 'face-to-face' dates for this workshop series. We will focus on each of the four LETRS units respectively:

  • Day 1 and Unit 1, The Challenge of Learning to Read;
  • Day 2/Unit 2: The Speech Sounds of English;
  • Day 3/Unit 3: Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling
  • Day 4/Unit 4: Advanced Decoding, Spelling, and Word Recognition.


    • (2) Registration fee for all four 'face to face' dates is $300, including parking and breakfast. This is waived for MO RLE recipients.

    Those who aren't MO RLE recipients will need contact Melinda Odom for purchase of their manual. The district will be invoiced for $399.

    (3) Recipients of the MO Read-Lead-Exceed Initiative will receive their materials from DESE. DO NOT purchase your own materials!

    NOTE: Please select "Purchase Order" as method of payment even for Read-Lead-Exceed award.

    For any additional questions, contact Melinda Odom

    Meeting dates:8/29/24. 10/1/24, 12/19/24, 1/30/25

    • Enrolled: 16/35
    • Wait: 0/5

    7. LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 7 (Southeast RPDC Location)

    Program: RPDC - Southeast

    Location: 1 Southeast Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Cape Girardeau, MO) [map]

    Dates: 10/23/2024 to 5/7/2025

    Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to extend research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. Instruction is a mixture of face-to-face learning through structured modules and online videos of effective classroom instruction. The primary areas of focus for this volume are vocabulary, comprehension, and writing. Participants in this group must acquire LETRS Volume 2 materials prior to the first session. If more information is needed, email kengelen@semo.edu, vallgier@semo.edu, or crodgers@semo.edu.

    Full-day training dates for this Volume 2 cohort group are 10/23/24, 1/23/25, 3/25/25, 5/7/25. Each full day training will address each of the four LETRS Units, 5 thru 8, respectively.
    • Enrolled: 20/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    8. LETRS Vol.1: Word Recognition (Republic Cohort 110)

    Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

    Location: Park Central Office Building (Springfield, MO)

    Dates: 11/6/2024 to 5/6/2025

    LETRS Vol. 1: Word Recognition Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) provides educators with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. The 'blended learning' format of this series includes face-to-face learning through structured models and online tutorials/videos of effective classroom instruction. SPECIAL NOTE: A 'Launch' session will be held on the first meeting date (starting 30 min. early). (1) There are four 'face to face' dates for this workshop series. We will focus on each of the four LETRS units respectively: Day 1 and Unit 1, The Challenge of Learning to Read; Day 2/Unit 2: The Speech Sounds of English; Day 3/Unit 3: Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling Day 4/Unit 4: Advanced Decoding, Spelling, and Word Recognition. Registration fee for all four 'face to face' dates is $300, including parking and breakfast. This is waived for MO RLE recipients. (2) Those who aren't MO RLE recipients will need contact janaloge@missouristate.edu for purchase of their manual. The district will be invoiced for approximately $420. (3) Recipients of the MO Read-Lead-Exceed Initiative will receive their materials from DESE. DO NOT purchase your own materials! NOTE: Please select "Purchase Order" as method of payment even for Read-Lead-Exceed award.
    • Enrolled: 28/30
    • Wait: 0/4

    9. 25-26 LETRS Volume 1 Cohort 9 - Limited to Blue Springs School District - Invitation Only

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: Blue Springs School District Office (Blue Springs, MO)

    Audience: This is for those that have pre-registered with DESE and approved by the district to attend.

    Dates: 5/8/2025 to 3/31/2026

    Participation is limited to MO Read, Lead, Exceed. Please visit https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/ to complete the DESE pre-registration process.

    LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings.

    Cost: Department of Elementary & Secondary Education funded.
    • Enrolled: 36/41
    • Wait: 0/0

    10. Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) - Volume I (Cohort 7)--Steelville (INVITATION ONLY)

    Program: RPDC - South Central

    Location: 6 Steelville Elementary School (Steelville, MO)

    Audience: Elementary K-5 Teachers, Title Reading Teachers, Special Education Teachers or Interventionists, & Administrators

    Dates: 5/23/2025 to 4/13/2026

    Participants are expected to attend all dates in this workshop.
  • May 23, 2025 (Kick-Off Date--Time: 9:00-11:00)
  • September 8, 2025
  • November 3, 2025
  • February 2, 2026
  • April 13, 2026

    LETRS provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. LETRS is NOT a program. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. Instruction is a mixture of 4 face-to-face learning sessions through structured modules and 4 units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction. Teachers will be asked to apply the information on chosen students. Please sign up through the MO RLE Link before signing up here so DESE knows to order materials for you. Here is the DESE MO RLE Link (https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/): Register Here.

    Face-to-Face Sessions Include:
    Session 1 - The Challenge of Learning to Read
    Session 2 - The Speech Sounds of English
    Session 3 - Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, & Spelling
    Session 4 - Advanced Decoding, Spelling, & Word Recognition

    Presenter: Leanne Mowery-Halbrook (lmowery-halbrook@mst.edu)

    A late fee will be applied if you have NOT registered.

    • Enrolled: 27/28
    • Wait: 0/0

    11. LETRS Volume 1: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling - Cohort 1 (St Joseph)

    Program: RPDC - Northwest

    Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

    Audience: K-6 Teachers, Title, Special Education or Interventionists, Administrators

    Dates: 6/23/2025 to 3/16/2026

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    LETRS provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. LETRS is NOT a program. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. Instruction is a mixture of 4 face to face learning sessions through structured modules PLUS 4 units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction. Teachers will be asked to apply the information on chosen students.

    All trainings facilitated by a LETRS certified trainer. Training includes 5 sessions and 4 on-line modules/videos of effective instruction, with classroom observations.

    Each participant must purchase materials for implementation. You must have the materials prior to session 1.
    If you are a recipient of the MO Read, Lead, Exceed Scholarship, your materials and training will be provided for free.

    IF DATES FOR A COHORT ON FRONTLINE DO NOT FIT YOUR DISTRICT NEEDS, PLEASE CONTACT US FOR OTHER COHORT OPTIONS THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE TO YOU.
    • Enrolled: 30/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    12. LETRS Volume 1: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling - Cohort 2 (Trenton)

    Program: RPDC - Northwest

    Location: 5. Trenton (Trenton, MO)

    Audience: K-6 Teachers, Title, Special Education or Interventionists, Administrators

    Dates: 7/8/2025 to 4/1/2026

    LETRS provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. LETRS is NOT a program. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. Instruction is a mixture of 4 face to face learning sessions through structured modules PLUS 4 units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction. Teachers will be asked to apply the information on chosen students.

    All trainings facilitated by a LETRS certified trainer. Training includes 5 sessions and 4 on-line modules/videos of effective instruction, with classroom observations.

    Each participant must purchase materials for implementation. You must have the materials prior to session 1.
    If you are a recipient of the MO Read, Lead, Exceed Scholarship, your materials and training will be provided for free.

    IF DATES FOR A COHORT ON FRONTLINE DO NOT FIT YOUR DISTRICT NEEDS, PLEASE CONTACT US FOR OTHER COHORT OPTIONS THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE TO YOU.
    • Enrolled: 23/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    13. LETRS Volume 1: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling - Cohort 3 (Maryville)

    Program: RPDC - Northwest

    Location: 5. Maryville (Maryville, Mo)

    Audience: K-6 Teachers, Title, Special Education or Interventionists, Administrators

    Dates: 7/11/2025 to 3/26/2026

    LETRS provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. LETRS is NOT a program. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. Instruction is a mixture of 4 face to face learning sessions through structured modules PLUS 4 units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction. Teachers will be asked to apply the information on chosen students.

    All trainings facilitated by a LETRS certified trainer. Training includes 5 sessions and 4 on-line modules/videos of effective instruction, with classroom observations.

    Each participant must purchase materials for implementation. You must have the materials prior to session 1.
    If you are a recipient of the MO Read, Lead, Exceed Scholarship, your materials and training will be provided for free.

    IF DATES FOR A COHORT ON FRONTLINE DO NOT FIT YOUR DISTRICT NEEDS, PLEASE CONTACT US FOR OTHER COHORT OPTIONS THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE TO YOU.
    • Enrolled: 27/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    14. LETRS Volume 1: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling - Cohort 4 (St Joseph)

    Program: RPDC - Northwest

    Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

    Audience: K-6 Teachers, Title, Special Education or Interventionists, Administrators

    Dates: 7/14/2025 to 3/31/2026

    LETRS provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. LETRS is NOT a program. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. Instruction is a mixture of 4 face to face learning sessions through structured modules PLUS 4 units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction. Teachers will be asked to apply the information on chosen students.

    All trainings facilitated by a LETRS certified trainer. Training includes 5 sessions and 4 on-line modules/videos of effective instruction, with classroom observations.

    Each participant must purchase materials for implementation. You must have the materials prior to session 1.
    If you are a recipient of the MO Read, Lead, Exceed Scholarship, your materials and training will be provided for free.

    IF DATES FOR A COHORT ON FRONTLINE DO NOT FIT YOUR DISTRICT NEEDS, PLEASE CONTACT US FOR OTHER COHORT OPTIONS THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE TO YOU.
    • Enrolled: 26/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    15. LETRS Volume 1 Cohort 14

    Program: RPDC - Heart of MO - Regional Professional Development Center

    Location: Assessment Resource Center-Meeting Center, Rm B105, 2800 Maguire Blvd (Columbia, MO)

    Dates: 7/15/2025 to 3/23/2026

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    Volume I includes 4 on-line units of study, complemented with a textbook manual for study. The online platform makes up the biggest portion of the work for course completion. Participants must complete a six-hour face-to-face training for each unit. All-day, in-person attendance is required, and missed sessions must be made up. Units include: The Challenge of Learning to Read; The Speech Sounds of English; Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling; and Advanced Decoding, Spelling and Word Recognition. LETRS gives teachers the skills they need to master how to teach the five essential components of literacy, plus writing, spelling, and oral language. Teachers also learn: How to implement instructional routines and activities, Approaches to differentiate instruction to meet the literacy needs of all students. Participants will complete a portfolio of Bridge to Practice activities that ensure they can transfer what they learn in LETRS to the classroom.

    NOTE: Materials are provided to participants by the MO Department of Elementary and Secondary Education only if they have applied to MO Read, Lead, Exceed. Participants should also note that registration using the Frontline system only schedules the required face-to-face training sessions - it does NOT initiate a materials order by the Heart of MO-RPDC.

    If a participant is not part of the MO Read, Lead, Exceed program, there will be charge of $1040.00 per participant. Contact instructor listed below for possible funding solutions.

    • Enrolled: 28/28
    • Wait: 0/0

    16. Volume 1: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling - Cohort 21 ( SJSD only)

    Program: RPDC - Northwest

    Location: 5 In-District (Varies, MO)

    Audience: K-6 Teachers, Title, Special Education or Interventionists, Administrators

    Dates: 7/16/2025 to 2/13/2026

    Starting Soon
    LETRS provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. LETRS is NOT a program. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. Instruction is a mixture of 4 face to face learning sessions through structured modules PLUS 4 units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction. Teachers will be asked to apply the information on chosen students.

    All training facilitated by a LETRS certified trainer. Training includes 5 sessions and 4 on-line modules/videos of effective instruction, with classroom observations.

    Each participant must purchase materials for implementation. You must have the materials prior to session 1.
    If you are a recipient of the MO Read, Lead, Exceed Scholarship, your materials and training will be provided for free.
    • Enrolled: 5/50
    • Wait: 0/0

    17. Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) - Volume I (Cohort 3)--Eminence (INVITATION ONLY)

    Program: RPDC - South Central

    Location: 6 Eminence School District (Eminence, MO)

    Audience: Elementary K-5 Teachers, Title Reading Teachers, Special Education Teachers or Interventionists, & Administrators

    Dates: 7/21/2025 to 3/20/2026

    Starting Soon
    Participants are expected to attend all dates in this workshop.
  • July 21, 2025 (Kick-Off Date--Time: 9:00-11:00)
  • September 12, 2025
  • November 14, 2025
  • January 16, 2026
  • March 20, 2026

    LETRS provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. LETRS is NOT a program. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. Instruction is a mixture of 4 face-to-face learning sessions through structured modules and 4 units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction. Teachers will be asked to apply the information on chosen students. Please sign up through the MO RLE Link before signing up here so DESE knows to order materials for you. Here is the DESE MO RLE Link (https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/): Register Here.

    Face-to-Face Sessions Include:
    Session 1 - The Challenge of Learning to Read
    Session 2 - The Speech Sounds of English
    Session 3 - Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, & Spelling
    Session 4 - Advanced Decoding, Spelling, & Word Recognition

    Presenter: Leanne Mowery-Halbrook (lmowery-halbrook@mst.edu)

    A late fee will be applied if you have NOT registered.

    • Enrolled: 10/28
    • Wait: 0/0

    18. Making the Most of Morphology

    Program: RPDC - Southeast

    Location: 1 Southeast Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Cape Girardeau, MO) [map]

    Dates: 7/25/2025

    Southeast RPDC welcomes Jenn Wright, moderator of MO's Science of Reading Facebook page and Dr. Karyn Tomkinson, Literacy Director for Hand2Mind, as they present "Making the Most of Morphology." We will spend the day learning all about words and how to help students learn them and make sense of them. Hand2Mind will also be here to make sure that all teachers walk away with great give-aways to take back and use in their classrooms. LUNCH IS PROVIDED. This presentation is ideal for teachers of grades 3-6, but there will be new learning for all elementary and middle school reading/ELA teachers.
    • Enrolled: 37/75
    • Wait: 0/5

    19. Cultivating Excellence: Growing Stronger Teaching Practices

    Program: RPDC - Heart of MO - Regional Professional Development Center

    Location: Boone County Nature School (Columbia, MO)

    Dates: 7/29/2025

    Are you a newer teacher and want to continue to strengthen your knowledge and teaching practices? Join us for a fun morning of learning focusing on these topics:

    *Special Education

    *Evidence-Based Practices in Literacy

    *Classroom Management

    *Healthy Teachers & Joyful Classrooms

    *Legal Issues/Professionalism

    You will also learn more about the Boone County Nature School and programs offered by the Missouri Department of Conservation.

    • Enrolled: 1/25
    • Wait: 0/0

    20. Aspire Professional Learning (Lexia) - Grades 6-9 - Kick-off [Virtual]

    Program: RPDC - Northeast

    Location: 4 Virtual (Internet, MO)

    Audience: Middle School (grades 6-9) ELA and Content Teachers

    Dates: 7/29/2025

    Please register for only one date of the Kick-off; both are the same information.

    Registration for face-to-face sessions will be separate.

    DATE: Tuesday, July 29, 2025

    TIME: 9:00am-12:00pm

    LOCATION: Virtual by ZOOM (link sent after registration and prior to Kick-off)

    COST: Free

    Aspire is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school (grades 6-9). This training equips English Language Arts (ELA) and content teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing. Aspire empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom.

    What to expect from the Aspire Training:
    This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency.

    This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of the following:
    >Attendance at the virtual Aspire Kick-off on July 29, OR August 5, 2025.
    >Participation in three face-to-face training sessions - offered in Macon or Palmyra. (separate registration)
    >Completion of on-line training and Bridge to Application activities.
    >Completion of all work by May 15, 2026.
    • Enrolled: 23/50
    • Wait: 0/0

    21. Aspire: Professional Learning for Grades 6-9 Educators - Cohort 1 - UCM

    Program: RPDC - Central

    Location: 9 UCM University Union (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

    Audience: Middle School Content Area Teachers

    Dates: 7/29/2025 to 2/23/2026

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    Aspire is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school(grades 6-9). This training equips ELA and content-area teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing skills. Aspire empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom.

    What to expect when you enroll in Aspire:

    This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency.

    This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of:

    - Registration with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), see link below.

    - Attending a virtual Aspire Kick-Off on July 29, 2025, at 3 p.m.

    - Participating in three face-to-face training sessions (dates below).

    - Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities.

    - All work must be completed by May 15, 2026

    Participants will need to be registered with The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) prior to July 15, 2025 using this link: Aspire Professional Learning (2025-26)

    Morning refreshments and registration will be from 8:30-9:00 am each session, with content beginning at 9:00 am sharp. Lunch also provided.

    • Enrolled: 30/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    22. Enhancing Literacy Outcomes Through MO RSP Process

    Program: RPDC - Northwest

    Location: 5. Savannah (Savannah, MO)

    Audience: Any educator and/or school leader responsible for development and implementation of Reading Success Plans

    Dates: 7/30/2025

    This session provides the overview lens needed to apply individual Reading Success Plans to students moving into new grades for the fall of 2025. Key components and expectations will be outlined meeting the expectations of Senate Bill 681.

    Lunch on your own

    • Enrolled: 15/20
    • Wait: 0/0

    23. Aspire: Professional Learning for Grades 6-9 Educators - Cohort 2 - UCM

    Program: RPDC - Central

    Location: 9 UCM University Union (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

    Audience: Middle School Content Area Teachers

    Dates: 7/31/2025 to 1/26/2026

    Aspire is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school(grades 6-9). This training equips ELA and content-area teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing skills. Aspire empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom.

    What to expect when you enroll in Aspire:

    This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency.

    This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of:

    - Registration with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), see link below.

    - Attending a virtual Aspire Kick-Off on July 31, 2025, at 3 p.m.

    - Participating in three face-to-face training sessions (dates below).

    - Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities.

    - All work must be completed by May 15, 2026

    Participants will need to be registered with The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) prior to July 15, 2025 using this link: Aspire Professional Learning (2025-26)

    Morning refreshments and registration will be from 8:30-9:00 am each session, with content beginning at 9:00 am sharp. Lunch also provided.

    • Enrolled: 19/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    24. Aspire Cohort 1- By Invitation Only

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

    Audience: By invitation Only: Grades 6-9 educators pre-registered through MO Read, Lead, Exceed

    Dates: 8/1/2025 to 3/9/2026

    Aspire® is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school (grades 6-9). This training equips ELA & content-area teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing. Aspire® empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom.

    What to expect when you enroll in Aspire®
    This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency.

    This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of:

    •Attending a virtual Aspire® Kick-off in July or at the beginning of August

    •Participating in three face-to-face training sessions

    •Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities

    •All work must be completed by May 15th

    Training sessions begin at 8:30 and end at 3:30

    Participants must attend all three of the face-to-face sessions and the virtual kick-off.

    Cost: Free
    • Enrolled: 32/40
    • Wait: 0/0

    25. Aspire Cohort 2 - By Invitation Only

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

    Audience: By invitation Only: Grades 6-9 educators pre-registered through MO Read, Lead, Exceed

    Dates: 8/1/2025 to 3/31/2026

    Aspire® is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school (grades 6-9). This training equips ELA & content-area teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing. Aspire® empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom.

    What to expect when you enroll in Aspire®
    This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency.

    This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of:

    •Attending a virtual Aspire® Kick-off in July or at the beginning of August

    •Participating in three face-to-face training sessions

    •Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities

    •All work must be completed by May 15th

    Training sessions begin at 8:30 AM and end at 3:30 PM
    Cost: Free
    • Enrolled: 31/40
    • Wait: 0/0

    26. Aspire Cohort 3 - By Invitation Only

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

    Audience: By invitation Only: Grades 6-9 educators pre-registered through MO Read, Lead, Exceed

    Dates: 8/1/2025 to 4/17/2026

    Aspire® is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school (grades 6-9). This training equips ELA & content-area teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing. Aspire® empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom.

    What to expect when you enroll in Aspire®
    This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency.

    This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of:

    •Attending a virtual Aspire® Kick-off in July or at the beginning of August

    •Participating in three face-to-face training sessions

    •Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities

    •All work must be completed by May 15th

    Training sessions begin at 8:30 AM and end at 3:30 PM
    Participants must attend all three of the face-to-face sessions and the virtual kick-off.

    Cost: Free
    • Enrolled: 24/40
    • Wait: 0/0

    27. Aspire Cohort 5 - Limited to Independence School District - By Invitation Only

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: 3 Independence 30 School District (Independence, MO)

    Audience: By invitation Only: Grades 6-9 educators pre-registered through MO Read, Lead, Exceed

    Dates: 8/1/2025 to 3/2/2026

    Aspire® is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school (grades 6-9). This training equips ELA & content-area teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing. Aspire® empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom.

    What to expect when you enroll in Aspire® This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency.
    This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of:

    •Attending a virtual Aspire® Kick-off in July or at the beginning of August

    •Participating in three face-to-face training sessions

    •Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities

    •All work must be completed by May 15th

    NOTE: Kick-Off session times= 9:00-11:00 OR 1:00-3:00
    Training sessions begin at 8:30 AM and end at 3:30 PM

    Participants must attend all three of the face-to-face sessions and the virtual kick-off.

    Cost: FREE
    • Enrolled: 38/40
    • Wait: 0/0

    28. Aspire Cohort 6 - By Invitation Only

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: TBD (Springfield, MO)

    Audience: By invitation Only: Grades 6-9 educators pre-registered through MO Read, Lead, Exceed

    Dates: 8/1/2025 to 3/10/2026

    Aspire® is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school (grades 6-9). This training equips ELA & content-area teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing. Aspire® empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom.

    What to expect when you enroll in Aspire® This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency.
    This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of:
    •Attending a virtual Aspire® Kick-off in July or at the beginning of August
    •Participating in three face-to-face training sessions
    •Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities
    •All work must be completed by May 15th

    NOTE: Virtual Kick-Off times = 9:00-11:00 OR 1:00-3:00
    Training sessions begin at 8:30 AM and end at 3:30 PM

    Participants must attend all three of the face-to-face sessions and the virtual kick-off.

    Cost: FREE
    • Enrolled: 26/40
    • Wait: 0/0

    29. Aspire Cohort 9- By Invitation Only

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

    Audience: By invitation Only: Grades 6-9 educators pre-registered through MO Read, Lead, Exceed

    Dates: 8/1/2025 to 4/21/2026

    Aspire® is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school (grades 6-9). This training equips ELA & content-area teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing. Aspire® empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom.

    What to expect when you enroll in Aspire®
    This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency.

    This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of:

    •Attending a virtual Aspire® Kick-off in July or at the beginning of August

    •Participating in three face-to-face training sessions

    •Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities

    •All work must be completed by May 15th

    You can choose which kick-off session to attend: AM or PM.
    Training sessions begin at 8:30am and end at 3:30pm

    Participants must attend all three of the face-to-face sessions and the virtual kick-off.

    Cost: FREE
    • Enrolled: 28/40
    • Wait: 0/0

    30. LETRS Volume 2 Cohort 3

    Program: RPDC - Heart of MO - Regional Professional Development Center

    Location: Assessment Resource Center-Meeting Center, Rm B105, 2800 Maguire Blvd (Columbia, MO)

    Dates: 8/4/2025 to 3/25/2026

    Volume 2 includes 4 on-line units with a face-to-face training for each unit. All components are required and participants must attend all four face-to-face trainings. Units include: The Mighty Word: Oral Language and Vocabulary; Digging for Meaning: Understanding Reading Comprehension; Text-Driven Comprehension Instruction; and The Reading-Writing Connection. LETRS gives teachers the skills they need to master how to teach the five essential components of literacy, plus writing, spelling, and oral language. Teachers also learn: How to implement instructional routines and activities, Approaches to differentiate instruction to meet the literacy needs of all students, Bridge to Practice activities that ensure they can transfer what they learn in LETRS to the classroom.

    NOTE: Teachers must have successfully completed all components of LETRS Volume 1 in order to register for LETRS Volume 2.

    • Enrolled: 23/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    31. Aspire Professional Learning (Lexia) - Grades 6-9 - Kick-off [Virtual]

    Program: RPDC - Northeast

    Location: 4 Virtual (Internet, MO)

    Audience: Middle School (grades 6-9) ELA and Content Teachers

    Dates: 8/5/2025

    Please register for only one date of the Kick-off; both are the same information.

    Registration for face-to-face sessions will be separate.

    DATE: Tuesday, August 5, 2025

    TIME: 9:00am-12:00pm

    LOCATION: Virtual by ZOOM (link sent after registration and prior to Kick-off)

    COST: Free

    Aspire is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school (grades 6-9). This training equips English Language Arts (ELA) and content teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing. Aspire empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom.

    What to expect from the Aspire Training:
    This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency.

    This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of the following:
    >Attendance at the virtual Aspire Kick-off on July 29, OR August 5, 2025.
    >Participation in three face-to-face training sessions - offered in Macon or Palmyra. (separate registration)
    >Completion of on-line training and Bridge to Application activities.
    >Completion of all work by May 15, 2026.
    • Enrolled: 19/50
    • Wait: 0/0

    32. LETRS Volume 1 Cohort 15

    Program: RPDC - Heart of MO - Regional Professional Development Center

    Location: Assessment Resource Center-Meeting Center, Rm B105, 2800 Maguire Blvd (Columbia, MO)

    Dates: 8/7/2025 to 4/27/2026

    Closed

    Volume I includes 4 on-line units of study, complemented with a textbook manual for study. The online platform makes up the biggest portion of the work for course completion. Participants must complete a six-hour face-to-face training for each unit. All-day, in-person attendance is required, and missed sessions must be made up. Units include: The Challenge of Learning to Read; The Speech Sounds of English; Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling; and Advanced Decoding, Spelling and Word Recognition. LETRS gives teachers the skills they need to master how to teach the five essential components of literacy, plus writing, spelling, and oral language. Teachers also learn: How to implement instructional routines and activities, Approaches to differentiate instruction to meet the literacy needs of all students. Participants will complete a portfolio of Bridge to Practice activities that ensure they can transfer what they learn in LETRS to the classroom.

    NOTE: Materials are provided to participants by the MO Department of Elementary and Secondary Education only if they have applied to MO Read, Lead, Exceed. Participants should also note that registration using the Frontline system only schedules the required face-to-face training sessions - it does NOT initiate a materials order by the Heart of MO-RPDC.

    If a participant is not part of the MO Read, Lead, Exceed program, there will be charge of $1040.00 per participant. Contact instructor listed below for possible funding solutions.

    • Enrolled: 30/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    33. LETRS Volume 1: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling - Cohort 4 - UCM/Knob Noster

    Program: RPDC - Central

    Audience: All K-5 educators.

    Dates: 8/11/2025 to 2/13/2026

    Knob Noster-area schools welcome!
    Minimum requirement of 22 participants.

    LETRS provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. LETRS is NOT a program. Teachers learn the "science of reading” to apply research to classroom applications no matter the curriculum or program used. Aligning instruction with the "science of reading” gives students the best chance of becoming successful readers. Regardless of any textbooks or instructional materials used, if the teacher does not have the knowledge of evidence-based practices and standards, students will not acquire what is needed to learn.

    Instruction is a mixture of face-to-face learning sessions through structured modules PLUS four units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction. Teachers are expected to apply the information, reflect, and record outcomes.

    Participants are expected to attend all the dates of this workshop.

    For DESE to purchase materials in time for this training, participants will need to be registered with DESE prior to July 15, 2025 using this link:LETRS® Training for K-5 Educators (2025-26) Participants will receive their manuals and online course access prior to the first session.

    Registration will be from 8:30-9:00 am each session, with content beginning at 9:00 am sharp.
    • Enrolled: 24/25
    • Wait: 0/0

    34. LETRS for Early Childhood Education -Cohort 1 - Invitation Only

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

    Audience: Limited to MO Read, Lead Exceed Participants Only

    Dates: 8/11/2025 to 11/20/2025

    LETRS® for Early Childhood Educators equips teachers with research-based strategies to support young children's early literacy and language development. This three-day series explores the foundational skills needed for reading and writing success, including oral language, phonological awareness, alphabet learning, and early writing. Participants will engage in hands-on practice and learn assessment and instructional techniques applicable to any curriculum. The blended format includes face-to-face training, self-paced online learning, and bridge to practice application in the classroom.

    Participation is limited to MO Read, Lead, Exceed. Please visit https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/r19jbyhn1uoukni/ to complete the DESE pre-registration process.
    • Enrolled: 35/40
    • Wait: 0/0

    35. LETRS for Early Childhood Education -Cohort 4 - Invitation Only

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

    Audience: Limited to MO Read, Lead Exceed Participants Only

    Dates: 8/11/2025 to 11/21/2025

    LETRS® for Early Childhood Educators equips teachers with research-based strategies to support young children's early literacy and language development. This three-day series explores the foundational skills needed for reading and writing success, including oral language, phonological awareness, alphabet learning, and early writing. Participants will engage in hands-on practice and learn assessment and instructional techniques applicable to any curriculum. The blended format includes face-to-face training, self-paced online learning, and bridge to practice application in the classroom.

    Participation is limited to MO Read, Lead, Exceed. Please visit https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/r19jbyhn1uoukni/ to complete the DESE pre-registration process.

    NOTE:
    •Launch Choose one time slot: 9:00-11:00 AM, 12:30-2:30 PM, or 3:00-5:00 PM
    • Enrolled: 22/25
    • Wait: 0/0

    36. 25-26 LETRS Volume 1 Cohort 2

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

    Audience: Limited to MO Read, Lead Exceed Participants Only

    Dates: 8/11/2025 to 4/17/2026

    Closed
    Participation is limited to MO Read, Lead, Exceed. Please visit https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/ to complete the DESE pre-registration process.

    LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings.

    Cost: Department of Elementary & Secondary Education funded.
    • Enrolled: 39/39
    • Wait: 0/0

    37. 25-26 LETRS Volume 1 Cohort 3

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

    Audience: Limited to MO Read, Lead Exceed Participants Only

    Dates: 8/11/2025 to 4/21/2026

    Participation is limited to MO Read, Lead, Exceed. Please visit https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/ to complete the DESE pre-registration process.

    LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings.

    Cost: Department of Elementary & Secondary Education funded.
    • Enrolled: 32/33
    • Wait: 0/0

    38. 25-26 LETRS Volume 1 Cohort 4

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

    Audience: Limited to MO Read, Lead Exceed Participants Only

    Dates: 8/12/2025 to 4/22/2026

    Closed
    Participation is limited to MO Read, Lead, Exceed. Please visit https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/ to complete the DESE pre-registration process.

    LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings.

    Cost: Department of Elementary & Secondary Education funded.
    • Enrolled: 34/34
    • Wait: 0/0

    39. LETRS Volume 2: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling - Cohort 3 - Knob Noster/Windsor

    Program: RPDC - Central

    Location: 9 UCM University Union (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

    Audience: K-5 educators that have successfully completed Volume 1.

    Dates: 8/12/2025 to 2/13/2026

    This training is only for teachers who have successfully completed LETRS Volume 1, Units 1-4.

    Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS®) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. This in-depth training looks into the science of reading research for teaching vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing. Instructional practices will be reviewed for understanding writing phases across genres and how explicit lesson planning can change comprehension, vocabulary retention, and spelling. The 'blended learning' format of the Volume 2 series includes four face-to-face training dates (one day for each of the units) and an online course that includes tutorials/videos of effective classroom instruction.

    Participants are expected to attend all four dates of face-to-face training in this workshop. Volume 2 participants do not need to re-register with DESE.

    Registration will be from 8:30-9:00 am each session, with content beginning at 9:00 am sharp. Lunch will be provided.
    • Enrolled: 12/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    40. Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) - Volume I (Cohort 8)----St. James (INVITATION ONLY)

    Program: RPDC - South Central

    Location: 6 S&T Phelps Health Annex E209 Conference Room (Rolla, MO) [map]

    Audience: Elementary K-5 Teachers, Title Reading Teachers, Special Education Teachers or Interventionists, & Administrators

    Dates: 8/12/2025 to 4/2/2026

    Participants are expected to attend all dates in this workshop.
  • August 12, 2025 (Kick-Off Date--Time: 11:30-1:00 -- LOCATION: St. James Elementary School - 314 S Jefferson St.)
  • October 2, 2025
  • November 19, 2025
  • January 27, 2026
  • April 2, 2026

    LETRS provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. LETRS is NOT a program. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. Instruction is a mixture of 4 face-to-face learning sessions through structured modules and 4 units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction. Teachers will be asked to apply the information on chosen students. Please sign up through the MO RLE Link before signing up here so DESE knows to order materials for you. Here is the DESE MO RLE Link (https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/): Register Here.

    Face-to-Face Sessions Include:
    Session 1 - The Challenge of Learning to Read
    Session 2 - The Speech Sounds of English
    Session 3 - Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, & Spelling
    Session 4 - Advanced Decoding, Spelling, & Word Recognition

    Presenter: Angel Yoakum (yoakuma@mst.edu)

    A late fee will be applied if you have NOT registered.

    Lunch will be provided (all days except Kick-Off). Please notify us of any dietary restrictions at least seven (7) days in advance.

    • Enrolled: 9/15
    • Wait: 0/0

    41. 25-26 LETRS Volume 1 Cohort 5

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

    Audience: Limited to MO Read, Lead Exceed Participants Only

    Dates: 8/12/2025 to 4/23/2026

    Closed
    Participation is limited to MO Read, Lead, Exceed. Please visit https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/ to complete the DESE pre-registration process.

    LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings.

    Cost: Department of Elementary & Secondary Education funded.
    • Enrolled: 34/34
    • Wait: 0/0

    42. 25-26 LETRS Volume 1 Cohort 6

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

    Audience: Limited to MO Read, Lead Exceed Participants Only

    Dates: 8/12/2025 to 4/27/2026

    Closed
    Participation is limited to MO Read, Lead, Exceed. Please visit https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/ to complete the DESE pre-registration process.

    LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings.

    Cost: Department of Elementary & Secondary Education funded.
    • Enrolled: 30/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    43. Aspire Cohort 4 - Limited to Grandview School District - By Invitation Only

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: TBD (Springfield, MO)

    Audience: By invitation Only: Grades 6-9 educators pre-registered through MO Read, Lead, Exceed

    Dates: 8/13/2025 to 5/15/2026

    Aspire® is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school (grades 6-9). This training equips ELA & content-area teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing. Aspire® empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom.

    What to expect when you enroll in Aspire®
    This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency.

    This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of:
    •Attending a virtual Aspire® Kick-off in July or at the beginning of August
    •Participating in three face-to-face training sessions
    •Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities
    •All work must be completed by May 15th

    Training sessions begin at 8:30am and end at 3:30pm

    Participants must attend all three of the face-to-face sessions and the virtual kick-off.

    Cost: FREE
    • Enrolled: 28/40
    • Wait: 0/0

    44. 25-26 LETRS Volume 1 Cohort 7

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

    Audience: Limited to MO Read, Lead Exceed Participants Only

    Dates: 8/14/2025 to 4/27/2026

    Participation is limited to MO Read, Lead, Exceed. Please visit https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/ to complete the DESE pre-registration process.

    LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings.

    Cost: Department of Elementary & Secondary Education funded.
    • Enrolled: 39/40
    • Wait: 0/0

    45. Aspire (Cohort 4 - INVITATION ONLY--Washington)

    Program: RPDC - South Central

    Location: 6 Washington District Technology and Learning Center (Washington, MO)

    Audience: ELA and Content teachers in grades 6-9

    Dates: 8/14/2025 to 2/13/2026

    Participants are expected to attend all dates in this workshop.

    Specific Location TBD at a Later Date

    Kickoff Will Have Virtual Options (Dates & Times TBD)

    Face-to-Face Sessions:
    August 14, 2025
    October 17, 2025
    February 13, 2026

    Aspire® is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school (grades 6-9). This training equips ELA & content-area teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing. Aspire® empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom.

    What to expect when you enroll in Aspire®: This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency.

    This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of:
  • Attending a virtual Aspire® Kick-off in July or at the beginning of August
  • Participating in three face-to-face training sessions
  • Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities
  • All work must be completed by May 15th
  • Training sessions begin at 8:30 and end at 3:30.

    The training is free to Missouri educators in grades 6-9. Teachers in grade 5 may sign up for the training if they have completed volume 1 & 2 of LETRS.

    Participants must attend all three of the face-to-face sessions and the virtual kick-off. Participants must also register on the DESE wufoo link so that we can obtain licenses (https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/s1sagreb1b2woa5/): Register Here.

    Lunch at the Aspire® trainings will be on your own.

    • Enrolled: 21/30
    • Wait: 0/4

    46. Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) - Volume I (Cohort 1)--Cuba (INVITATION ONLY)

    Program: RPDC - South Central

    Location: 6 Crawford County R-II Schools (Cuba) (Cuba, MO)

    Audience: Elementary K-5 Teachers, Title Reading Teachers, Special Education Teachers or Interventionists, & Administrators

    Dates: 8/14/2025 to 4/20/2026

    Participants are expected to attend all dates in this workshop.
  • August 14, 2025 (Kick-Off Date--Time: 9:00-11:00)
  • September 15, 2025
  • November 17, 2025
  • January 19, 2026
  • April 20, 2026

    LETRS provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. LETRS is NOT a program. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. Instruction is a mixture of 4 face-to-face learning sessions through structured modules and 4 units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction. Teachers will be asked to apply the information on chosen students. Please sign up through the MO RLE Link before signing up here so DESE knows to order materials for you. Here is the DESE MO RLE Link (https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/): Register Here.

    Face-to-Face Sessions Include:
    Session 1 - The Challenge of Learning to Read
    Session 2 - The Speech Sounds of English
    Session 3 - Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, & Spelling
    Session 4 - Advanced Decoding, Spelling, & Word Recognition

    Presenter: Leanne Mowery-Halbrook (lmowery-halbrook@mst.edu)

    A late fee will be applied if you have NOT registered.

    • Enrolled: 27/28
    • Wait: 0/0

    47. Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) - Volume I (Cohort 4)--West Plains (INVITATION ONLY)

    Program: RPDC - South Central

    Location: 6 West Plains Public Library (West Plains, MO)

    Audience: Elementary K-5 Teachers, Title Reading Teachers, Special Education Teachers or Interventionists, & Administrators

    Dates: 8/14/2025 to 2/18/2026

    Participants are expected to attend all dates in this workshop.
  • August 14, 2025 (Kick-Off Date--Time: 9:00-11:00)
  • September 9, 2025
  • October 21, 2025
  • December 3, 2025
  • February 18, 2026

    LETRS provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. LETRS is NOT a program. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. Instruction is a mixture of 4 face-to-face learning sessions through structured modules and 4 units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction. Teachers will be asked to apply the information on chosen students. Please sign up through the MO RLE Link before signing up here so DESE knows to order materials for you. Here is the DESE MO RLE Link (https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/): Register Here.

    Face-to-Face Sessions Include:
    Session 1 - The Challenge of Learning to Read
    Session 2 - The Speech Sounds of English
    Session 3 - Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, & Spelling
    Session 4 - Advanced Decoding, Spelling, & Word Recognition

    Presenter: Angel Yoakum (yoakuma@mst.edu)

    A late fee will be applied if you have NOT registered.

    Lunch will be provided (all days except Kick-Off). Please notify us of any dietary restrictions at least seven (7) days in advance.

    • Enrolled: 11/28
    • Wait: 0/0

    48. 25-26 LETRS Volume 1 Cohort 8

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

    Audience: Limited to MO Read, Lead Exceed Participants Only

    Dates: 8/14/2025 to 4/28/2026

    Closed
    Participation is limited to MO Read, Lead, Exceed. Please visit https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/ to complete the DESE pre-registration process.

    LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings.

    Cost: Department of Elementary & Secondary Education funded.
    • Enrolled: 31/31
    • Wait: 0/0

    49. 25-26 LETRS Volume 1 Cohort 11

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

    Audience: Limited to MO Read, Lead Exceed Participants Only

    Dates: 8/14/2025 to 4/29/2026

    Participation is limited to MO Read, Lead, Exceed. Please visit https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/ to complete the DESE pre-registration process.

    LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings.

    Cost: Department of Elementary & Secondary Education funded.
    • Enrolled: 34/40
    • Wait: 0/0

    50. LETRS Volume 1: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling - Cohort 6 - Marshall

    Program: RPDC - Central

    Audience: All K-5 educators.

    Dates: 8/15/2025 to 3/6/2026

    Marshall-area schools welcome!
    Minimum requirement of 22 participants.

    LETRS provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. LETRS is NOT a program. Teachers learn the "science of reading” to apply research to classroom applications no matter the curriculum or program used. Aligning instruction with the "science of reading” gives students the best chance of becoming successful readers. Regardless of any textbooks or instructional materials used, if the teacher does not have the knowledge of evidence-based practices and standards, students will not acquire what is needed to learn.

    Instruction is a mixture of face-to-face learning sessions through structured modules PLUS four units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction. Teachers are expected to apply the information, reflect, and record outcomes.

    Participants are expected to attend all the dates of this workshop.

    For DESE to purchase materials in time for this training, participants will need to be registered with DESE prior to July 15, 2025 using this link:LETRS® Training for K-5 Educators (2025-26) Participants will receive their manuals and online course access prior to the first session.

    Kick Off will be done virtually on Thursday, August 14, from 3-4 pm. A link will be sent to participants.

    Location for meeting Monday, January 5 will be at UCM.
    • Enrolled: 10/25
    • Wait: 0/0

    51. LETRS Volume 2: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling - Cohort 6 - Marshall

    Program: RPDC - Central

    Audience: K-5 educators that have successfully completed Volume 1.

    Dates: 8/15/2025 to 3/6/2026

    This training is only for teachers who have successfully completed LETRS Volume 1, Units 1-4.


    Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS®) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. This in-depth training looks into the science of reading research for teaching vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing. Instructional practices will be reviewed for understanding writing phases across genres and how explicit lesson planning can change comprehension, vocabulary retention, and spelling. The 'blended learning' format of the Volume 2 series includes four face-to-face training dates (one day for each of the units) and an online course that includes tutorials/videos of effective classroom instruction.

    Participants are expected to attend all four dates of face-to-face training in this workshop. Volume 2 participants do not need to re-register with DESE.

    Please know training on Monday, January 5, 2026 will be at Odessa Upper Elementary.
    • Enrolled: 7/24
    • Wait: 0/0

    52. Aspire: Professional Learning for Grades 6-9 Educators - Cohort 4 - Marshall

    Program: RPDC - Central

    Audience: Middle School Content Area Teachers

    Dates: 8/15/2025 to 3/6/2026

    Aspire is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school(grades 6-9). This training equips ELA and content-area teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing skills. Aspire empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom.

    What to expect when you enroll in Aspire:

    This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency.

    This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of:

    - Registration with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), see link below.

    - Attending a virtual Aspire Kick-Off on July 29, 2025, at 3 p.m.

    - Participating in three face-to-face training sessions (dates below).

    - Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities.

    - All work must be completed by May 15, 2026

    Participants will need to be registered with The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) prior to July 15, 2025 using this link: Aspire Professional Learning (2025-26)

    Morning refreshments and registration will be from 8:30-9:00 am each session, with content beginning at 9:00 am sharp. Lunch also provided.

    • Enrolled: 8/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    53. Aspire Cohort 7- By Invitation Only

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: Raymore-Peculiar School District (Peculiar, MO)

    Audience: By invitation Only: Grades 6-9 educators pre-registered through MO Read, Lead, Exceed

    Dates: 8/15/2025 to 4/15/2026

    Aspire® is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school (grades 6-9). This training equips ELA & content-area teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing. Aspire® empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom.

    What to expect when you enroll in Aspire®
    This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency.

    This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of:

    •Attending a virtual Aspire® Kick-off in July or at the beginning of August

    •Participating in three face-to-face training sessions

    •Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities

    •All work must be completed by May 15th

    Training sessions begin at 8:30am and end at 3:30pm

    Participants must attend all three of the face-to-face sessions and the virtual kick-off.

    Cost: FREE
    • Enrolled: 13/40
    • Wait: 0/0

    54. Aspire Cohort 8- By Invitation Only

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: Raymore-Peculiar School District (Peculiar, MO)

    Audience: By invitation Only: Grades 6-9 educators pre-registered through MO Read, Lead, Exceed

    Dates: 8/15/2025 to 4/16/2026

    Aspire® is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school (grades 6-9). This training equips ELA & content-area teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing. Aspire® empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom.

    What to expect when you enroll in Aspire®
    This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency.

    This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of:

    •Attending a virtual Aspire® Kick-off in July or at the beginning of August

    •Participating in three face-to-face training sessions

    •Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities

    •All work must be completed by May 15th

    Training sessions begin at 8:30am and end at 3:30pm

    Participants must attend all three of the face-to-face sessions and the virtual kick-off.

    Cost: FREE
    • Enrolled: 18/40
    • Wait: 0/0

    55. Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) for Early Childhood (Cohort 22)

    Program: RPDC - South Central

    Location: 6 Union School District (Union, MO)

    Audience: Pre-K and Kindergarten Teachers (Kindergarten teachers who have taken LETRS Volumes I & II)

    Dates: 8/15/2025 to 2/20/2026

    Participants are expected to attend all dates in this workshop.
  • Aug. 15, 2025--Kickoff (11:30-1:30) -- Rescheduled from 08.12.25
  • Oct. 8, 2025
  • Dec. 3, 2025
  • Feb. 20, 2026
  • During the kickoff we will discuss expectations, hand out EC manuals, do the online Welcome and take the pretest.

    LETRS for Early Childhood Educators is a professional learning experience for pre-K and Kindergarten teachers that provides deep knowledge of early literacy instruction. Teachers gain new skills to help young learners build a literacy foundation before they even learn to read or write.

    This professional learning experience:
    Helps teachers understand the development of oral language, print knowledge, alphabet learning, and writing skills.
    Provides the "why” and "how” of early literacy instruction across all domains: language, literacy, cognitive, motor, social, and emotional.
    Empowers teachers to apply best practice strategies to guide children's learning.

    This dynamic blended learning experience includes three components:
    LETRS Online Learning Platform
    LETRS for Early Childhood Educators Print Manual
    LETRS for Early Childhood Educators Professional Learning Sessions (Live In-Person or Live Online)

    During the LETRS for Early Childhood Educators course of study, you'll watch videos of expert teaching, complete activities to reinforce concepts, and have opportunities to apply what you're studying with young learners.

    Presenters: Jennie Brakensiek (jbrakensiek@mst.edu) & Leanne Mowery-Halbrook (lmowery-halbrook@mst.edu)

    A late fee will be applied if you have NOT registered.

    • Enrolled: 10/25
    • Wait: 0/0

    56. Volume 1 Cohort 16 High Point Elementary

    Program: RPDC - Heart of MO - Regional Professional Development Center

    Location: High Point Elementary (California, MO)

    Dates: 8/18/2025 to 5/8/2026

    Volume I includes 4 on-line units of study, complemented with a textbook manual for study. The online platform makes up the biggest portion of the work for course completion. Participants must complete a six-hour face-to-face training for each unit. All-day, in-person attendance is required, and missed sessions must be made up. Units include: The Challenge of Learning to Read; The Speech Sounds of English; Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling; and Advanced Decoding, Spelling and Word Recognition. LETRS gives teachers the skills they need to master how to teach the five essential components of literacy, plus writing, spelling, and oral language. Teachers also learn: How to implement instructional routines and activities, Approaches to differentiate instruction to meet the literacy needs of all students. Participants will complete a portfolio of Bridge to Practice activities that ensure they can transfer what they learn in LETRS to the classroom.

    NOTE: Materials are provided to participants by the MO Department of Elementary and Secondary Education only if they have applied to MO Read, Lead, Exceed. Participants should also note that registration using the Frontline system only schedules the required face-to-face training sessions - it does NOT initiate a materials order by the Heart of MO-RPDC.

    If a participant is not part of the MO Read, Lead, Exceed program, there will be charge of $1040.00 per participant. Contact instructor listed below for possible funding solutions.

    All unit sessions will have a one-hour lunch break, on your own.

    • Enrolled: 17/32
    • Wait: 0/0

    57. LETRS Volume 1: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling - Cohort 5 - Adrian

    Program: RPDC - Central

    Audience: All K-5 educators.

    Dates: 8/18/2025 to 3/16/2026

    Adrian-area schools welcome!
    Minimum requirement of 22 participants required.

    LETRS provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. LETRS is NOT a program. Teachers learn the "science of reading” to apply research to classroom applications no matter the curriculum or program used. Aligning instruction with the "science of reading” gives students the best chance of becoming successful readers. Regardless of any textbooks or instructional materials used, if the teacher does not have the knowledge of evidence-based practices and standards, students will not acquire what is needed to learn.

    Instruction is a mixture of face-to-face learning sessions through structured modules PLUS four units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction. Teachers are expected to apply the information, reflect, and record outcomes.

    Participants are expected to attend all the dates of this workshop.

    For DESE to purchase materials in time for this training, participants will need to be registered with DESE prior to July 15, 2025 using this link:LETRS® Training for K-5 Educators (2025-26) Participants will receive their manuals and online course access prior to the first session.

    Registration will be from 8:30-9:00 am each session, with content beginning at 9:00 am sharp.
    • Enrolled: 24/27
    • Wait: 0/0

    58. Aspire: Professional Learning for Grades 6-9 Educators - Cohort 3 - UCM

    Program: RPDC - Central

    Location: 9 UCM University Union (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

    Audience: Middle School Content Area Teachers

    Dates: 8/20/2025 to 2/24/2026

    Aspire is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school(grades 6-9). This training equips ELA and content-area teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing skills. Aspire empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom.

    What to expect when you enroll in Aspire:

    This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency.

    This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of:

    - Registration with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), see link below.

    - Attending a virtual Aspire Kick-Off on August 20, 2025, at 4 p.m.

    - Participating in three face-to-face training sessions (dates below).

    - Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities.

    - All work must be completed by May 15, 2026

    Participants will need to be registered with The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) prior to July 15, 2025 using this link: Aspire Professional Learning (2025-26)

    Morning refreshments and registration will be from 8:30-9:00 am each session, with content beginning at 9:00 am sharp. Lunch also provided.

    • Enrolled: 0/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    59. Early Childhood LETRS Cohort #3

    Program: RPDC - Heart of MO - Regional Professional Development Center

    Location: Montgomery County Middle School (Montgomery City, MO)

    Dates: 8/25/2025 to 4/20/2026

    This three-day series is designed to deepen your understanding of the what, why, and how of early literacy and language development, including assessment and instruction strategies. LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides the "science of reading” application of research into the classroom no matter the curriculum or program used. The blended learning format of this series includes three days of face-to-face training and self-paced online tutorials/videos of effective early childhood classroom instruction.
    This registration link is only for the face-to-face trainings. You need to apply for materials and access to the online course with DESE through MO Read, Lead, Exceed.

    • Enrolled: 20/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    60. 25-26 LETRS V1: Word Recognition Cohort #14 (Blue Eye District-Invitation Only)

    Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

    Location: TBD (Springfield, MO)

    Dates: 8/27/2025 to 3/26/2026

    Limited to MO READ, LEAD, EXCEED Participants Only. LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings. Kick off 8/11/25 Contact Annette Tankersley for more information: annettetankersley@missouristate.edu
    • Enrolled: 0/25
    • Wait: 0/0

    61. Aspire (Cohort 2)

    Program: RPDC - South Central

    Location: 6 S&T Phelps Health Annex E101 Seminar Room (Rolla, MO) [map]

    Audience: ELA and Content teachers in grades 6-9

    Dates: 9/2/2025 to 2/17/2026

    Wait List
    Participants are expected to attend all dates in this workshop.

    Kickoff Will Have Virtual Options (Dates & Times TBD)

    Face-to-Face Sessions:
    September 2, 2025
    December 2, 2025
    February 17, 2026

    Aspire® is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school (grades 6-9). This training equips ELA & content-area teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing. Aspire® empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom.

    What to expect when you enroll in Aspire®: This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency.

    This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of:
  • Attending a virtual Aspire® Kick-off in July or at the beginning of August
  • Participating in three face-to-face training sessions
  • Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities
  • All work must be completed by May 15th
  • Training sessions begin at 8:30 and end at 3:30.

    The training is free to Missouri educators in grades 6-9. Teachers in grade 5 may sign up for the training if they have completed volume 1 & 2 of LETRS.

    Participants must attend all three of the face-to-face sessions and the virtual kick-off. Participants must also register on the DESE wufoo link so that we can obtain licenses (https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/s1sagreb1b2woa5/): Register Here.

    Lunch at the Aspire® trainings will be on your own.

    • Enrolled: 26/25
    • Wait: 1/4

    62. LETRS Volume 2 Cohort 4

    Program: RPDC - Heart of MO - Regional Professional Development Center

    Location: Assessment Resource Center-Meeting Center, Rm B105, 2800 Maguire Blvd (Columbia, MO)

    Dates: 9/2/2025 to 4/22/2026

    Volume 2 includes 4 on-line units with a face-to-face training for each unit. All components are required and participants must attend all four face-to-face trainings. Units include: The Mighty Word: Oral Language and Vocabulary; Digging for Meaning: Understanding Reading Comprehension; Text-Driven Comprehension Instruction; and The Reading-Writing Connection. LETRS gives teachers the skills they need to master how to teach the five essential components of literacy, plus writing, spelling, and oral language. Teachers also learn: How to implement instructional routines and activities, Approaches to differentiate instruction to meet the literacy needs of all students, Bridge to Practice activities that ensure they can transfer what they learn in LETRS to the classroom.

    NOTE: Teachers must have successfully completed all components of LETRS Volume 1 in order to register for LETRS Volume 2.

    • Enrolled: 25/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    63. LETRS Volume 2, Cohort 1 (Poplar Bluff Location)

    Program: RPDC - Southeast

    Location: 1 Poplar Bluff Administration Building (Poplar Bluff, MO) [map]

    Dates: 9/4/2025 to 2/26/2026

    Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the science of reading so they are able to extend research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. Instruction is a mixture of face-to-face learning through structured modules and online videos of effective classroom instruction. The primary areas of focus for this volume are vocabulary, comprehension, and writing. Participants in this group must acquire LETRS Volume 2 materials prior to the first session. For more information email kengelen@semo.edu or vallgier@semo.edu

    Full-day trainings are 9/04/25, 10/21/25, 12/04/25, and 2/26/26. Each full day will address LETRS Units 5-8, respectively.
    • Enrolled: 26/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    64. Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) - Volume I (Cohort 5)--Union (INVITATION ONLY)

    Program: RPDC - South Central

    Location: 6 Union School District (Union, MO)

    Audience: Elementary K-5 Teachers, Title Reading Teachers, Special Education Teachers or Interventionists, & Administrators

    Dates: 9/4/2025 to 4/1/2026

    Closed
    Participants are expected to attend all dates in this workshop.
  • September 4, 2025 (Kick-Off Date--Time: 9:00-11:00)
  • October 9, 2025
  • December 4, 2025
  • February 19, 2026
  • April 1, 2026

    LETRS provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. LETRS is NOT a program. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. Instruction is a mixture of 4 face-to-face learning sessions through structured modules and 4 units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction. Teachers will be asked to apply the information on chosen students. Please sign up through the MO RLE Link before signing up here so DESE knows to order materials for you. Here is the DESE MO RLE Link (https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/): Register Here.

    Face-to-Face Sessions Include:
    Session 1 - The Challenge of Learning to Read
    Session 2 - The Speech Sounds of English
    Session 3 - Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, & Spelling
    Session 4 - Advanced Decoding, Spelling, & Word Recognition

    Presenter: Leanne Mowery-Halbrook (lmowery-halbrook@mst.edu)

    A late fee will be applied if you have NOT registered.

    • Enrolled: 19/19
    • Wait: 0/0

    65. Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) - Volume I (Cohort 2)

    Program: RPDC - South Central

    Location: 6 S&T Phelps Health Annex E101 Seminar Room (Rolla, MO) [map]

    Audience: Elementary K-5 Teachers, Title Reading Teachers, Special Education Teachers or Interventionists, & Administrators

    Dates: 9/5/2025 to 3/11/2026

    Closed
    Participants are expected to attend all dates in this workshop.
  • September 5, 2025 (Kick-Off Date--Time: 8:30-10:30)
  • September 30, 2025
  • November 5, 2025
  • January 22, 2026
  • March 11, 2026

    LETRS provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. LETRS is NOT a program. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. Instruction is a mixture of 4 face-to-face learning sessions through structured modules and 4 units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction. Teachers will be asked to apply the information on chosen students. Please sign up through the MO RLE Link before signing up here so DESE knows to order materials for you. Here is the DESE MO RLE Link (https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/): Register Here.

    Face-to-Face Sessions Include:
    Session 1 - The Challenge of Learning to Read
    Session 2 - The Speech Sounds of English
    Session 3 - Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, & Spelling
    Session 4 - Advanced Decoding, Spelling, & Word Recognition

    Presenter: Angel Yoakum (yoakuma@mst.edu)

    A late fee will be applied if you have NOT registered.

    Lunch will be provided (all days except Kick-Off). Please notify us of any dietary restrictions at least seven (7) days in advance.

    • Enrolled: 26/26
    • Wait: 0/0

    66. LETRS for Early Childhood Educators Cohort 1 (St Joseph)

    Program: RPDC - Northwest

    Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

    Audience: PreK - K Teachers, Title, Special Education or Interventionists, Administrators

    Dates: 9/5/2025 to 3/6/2026

    This four-day series is designed to deepen your understanding of the what, why, and how of early literacy and language development, including assessment and instruction strategies. LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides the "science of reading” application of research into the classroom no matter the curriculum or program used. The blended learning format of this series includes four days of face-to-face training and self-paced online tutorials/videos of effective early childhood classroom instruction.
    • Enrolled: 23/24
    • Wait: 0/2

    67. Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) - Volume I (Cohort 6)

    Program: RPDC - South Central

    Location: 6 S&T Phelps Health Annex E101 Seminar Room (Rolla, MO) [map]

    Audience: Elementary K-5 Teachers, Title Reading Teachers, Special Education Teachers or Interventionists, & Administrators

    Dates: 9/5/2025 to 4/21/2026

    Participants are expected to attend all dates in this workshop.
  • September 5, 2025 (Kick-Off Date--Time: 11:30-1:30)
  • September 22, 2025
  • January 7, 2026
  • February 24, 2026
  • April 21, 2026

    LETRS provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. LETRS is NOT a program. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. Instruction is a mixture of 4 face-to-face learning sessions through structured modules and 4 units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction. Teachers will be asked to apply the information on chosen students. Please sign up through the MO RLE Link before signing up here so DESE knows to order materials for you. Here is the DESE MO RLE Link (https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/): Register Here.

    Face-to-Face Sessions Include:
    Session 1 - The Challenge of Learning to Read
    Session 2 - The Speech Sounds of English
    Session 3 - Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, & Spelling
    Session 4 - Advanced Decoding, Spelling, & Word Recognition

    Presenter: Angel Yoakum (yoakuma@mst.edu)

    A late fee will be applied if you have NOT registered.

    Lunch will be provided (all days except Kick-Off). Please notify us of any dietary restrictions at least seven (7) days in advance.

    • Enrolled: 27/28
    • Wait: 0/0

    68. 25-26 LETRS V1: Word Recognition Cohort #11

    Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

    Location: Missouri State University - Hill Hall (Springfield, MO)

    Dates: 9/8/2025 to 1/12/2026

    Wait List
    Limited to MO READ, LEAD, EXCEED Participants Only. LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings. Contact Annette Tankersley for more information: annettetankersley@missouristate.edu
    • Enrolled: 26/25
    • Wait: 0/1

    69. 25-26 LETRS Volume 2 Cohort 9

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

    Audience: Limited to MO Read, Lead Exceed Participants Only

    Dates: 9/8/2025 to 4/2/2026

    Closed
    Participation is limited to MO Read, Lead, Exceed. Please visit https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/ to complete the DESE pre-registration process.

    LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings.

    Cost: Department of Elementary & Secondary Education funded.
    • Enrolled: 33/33
    • Wait: 0/0

    70. Aspire Training Cohort 1-Assessment Resource Center-Columbia MO

    Program: RPDC - Heart of MO - Regional Professional Development Center

    Location: Assessment Resource Center-Meeting Center, Rm B105, 2800 Maguire Blvd (Columbia, MO)

    Dates: 9/8/2025 to 1/27/2026

    Closed

    Aspire® is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school (grades 6-9).  This training equips ELA & content-area teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing. Aspire® empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom. What to expect when you enroll in Aspire® This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency.

    This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of:

    Attending a virtual Aspire® Kick-off in July or at the beginning of August

    Participating in three face-to-face training sessions

    Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities

    All work must be completed by May 15th

    Training sessions begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m.

    Participants must attend all three of the face-to-face sessions and the virtual kick-off.

    • Enrolled: 31/31
    • Wait: 0/0

    71. CLP Step 2

    Program: RPDC - Central

    Location: 9 UCM University Union (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

    Dates: 9/9/2025 to 4/7/2026

    Designing Your Comprehensive Literacy Plan: A Framework and Self-Assessment for LEAs

    This professional development opportunity is for LEAs developing or refining a Comprehensive Literacy Plan (CLP). The training helps LEAs understand the importance of literacy improvement and how to use Steps to Success Guidance - Step 2 to create a K-12 literacy plan based on the results of a Comprehensive Literacy Needs Assessment (CLNA).

    The framework provides administrators and educators with strategies to align literacy instruction with state standards and research-based literacy practices.


    What to Expect


    Participants will:

    - Understand the components of a comprehensive literacy system.

    -Learn evidence-based practices to improve long-term student literacy.

    - Receive guidance on developing a CLP with access to resources and tools.

    The CLP development process is ongoing, and continued support requires a partnership agreement, which includes:

    - Initial Training: Participate in a half-day session on Frontline through your RPDC. Use the QR code for additional support.

    - Team Collaboration: Meet regularly with your local literacy team to work through the CLNA and advance CLP development.

    - RPDC Check-ins: Schedule at least two meetings with RPDC consultants throughout the year to track progress and address challenges. Teams must attend two out of three meetings.

    - Stakeholder Communication: Share progress and goals with local stakeholders to ensure transparency.

    - Recommended Participation: Send at least two representatives from your literacy team, leadership, or administration.


    Training Schedule

    Session Time: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

    Optional Afternoon Session: Stay after lunch (on your own) for consultant support

    Registration: 7:45 - 8:15 AM each session

    Start Time: Training begins at 8:30 AM
    • Enrolled: 12/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    72. 2025-26 Aspire Cohort 3

    Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

    Location: Plaster Student Union, MSU Campus (Springfield, MO) [map]

    Dates: 9/9/2025 to 2/3/2026

    Aspire® is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school (grades 6-9). This training equips ELA & content-area teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing. Aspire® empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom. What to expect when you enroll in Aspire® This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency. This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of the following: -Attending a virtual Aspire® Kick-off in July or at the beginning of August -Participating in three face-to-face training sessions -Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities All work must be completed by May 15th. Participants must attend all three of the face-to-face sessions and the virtual kick-off.
    • Enrolled: 2/30
    • Wait: 0/2

    73. Aspire Training-Jefferson City Cohort 3

    Program: RPDC - Heart of MO - Regional Professional Development Center

    Location: Dix Road Education Center (Jefferson City, MO)

    Dates: 9/9/2025 to 2/26/2026

    Closed

    Aspire® is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school (grades 6-9).  This training equips ELA & content-area teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing. Aspire® empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom. What to expect when you enroll in Aspire® This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency.

    This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of:

    Attending a virtual Aspire® Kick-off in July or at the beginning of August

    Participating in three face-to-face training sessions

    Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities

    All work must be completed by May 15th

    Training sessions begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m.

    Participants must attend all three of the face-to-face sessions and the virtual kick-off.

    • Enrolled: 35/35
    • Wait: 0/0

    74. Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) for Early Childhood (Cohort 20)

    Program: RPDC - South Central

    Location: 6 S&T Phelps Health Annex E101 Seminar Room (Rolla, MO) [map]

    Audience: Pre-K and Kindergarten Teachers (K Teachers who have taken LETRS VI & VII)

    Dates: 9/10/2025 to 3/30/2026

    Participants are expected to attend all dates in this workshop.
  • Sept. 10, 2025--Kickoff (8:30-10:30)
  • Oct. 20, 2025
  • Dec. 8, 2025
  • Mar. 30, 2026
  • During the kickoff we will discuss expectations, hand out EC manuals, do the online Welcome and take the pretest.

    LETRS for Early Childhood Educators is a professional learning experience for pre-K and Kindergarten teachers that provides deep knowledge of early literacy instruction. Teachers gain new skills to help young learners build a literacy foundation before they even learn to read or write.

    This professional learning experience:
    Helps teachers understand the development of oral language, print knowledge, alphabet learning, and writing skills.
    Provides the "why” and "how” of early literacy instruction across all domains: language, literacy, cognitive, motor, social, and emotional.
    Empowers teachers to apply best practice strategies to guide children's learning.

    This dynamic blended learning experience includes three components:
    LETRS Online Learning Platform
    LETRS for Early Childhood Educators Print Manual
    LETRS for Early Childhood Educators Professional Learning Sessions (Live In-Person or Live Online)

    During the LETRS for Early Childhood Educators course of study, you'll watch videos of expert teaching, complete activities to reinforce concepts, and have opportunities to apply what you're studying with young learners.

    Presenters: Jennie Brakensiek (jbrakensiek@mst.edu) & Leanne Mowery-Halbrook (lmowery-halbrook@mst.edu)

    A late fee will be applied if you have NOT registered.

    Lunch provided. Please notify us of any dietary restrictions at least seven (7) days in advance.

    • Enrolled: 16/20
    • Wait: 0/0

    75. 2025-26 Aspire Cohort 1

    Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

    Location: Plaster Student Union, MSU Campus (Springfield, MO) [map]

    Dates: 9/11/2025 to 2/5/2026

    Aspire® is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school (grades 6-9). This training equips ELA & content-area teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing. Aspire® empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom. What to expect when you enroll in Aspire® This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency. This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of the following: -Attending a virtual Aspire® Kick-off in July or at the beginning of August -Participating in three face-to-face training sessions -Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities All work must be completed by May 15th. Participants must attend all three of the face-to-face sessions and the virtual kick-off.
    • Enrolled: 28/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    76. Aspire (Cohort 1)

    Program: RPDC - South Central

    Location: 6 S&T Phelps Health Annex E101 Seminar Room (Rolla, MO) [map]

    Audience: ELA and Content teachers in grades 6-9

    Dates: 9/11/2025 to 2/18/2026

    Wait List
    Participants are expected to attend all dates in this workshop.

    Kickoff Will Have Virtual Options (Dates & Times TBD)

    Face-to-Face Sessions:
    September 11, 2025
    December 3, 2025
    February 18, 2026

    Aspire® is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school (grades 6-9). This training equips ELA & content-area teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing. Aspire® empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom.

    What to expect when you enroll in Aspire®: This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency.

    This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of:
  • Attending a virtual Aspire® Kick-off in July or at the beginning of August
  • Participating in three face-to-face training sessions
  • Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities
  • All work must be completed by May 15th
  • Training sessions begin at 8:30 and end at 3:30.

    The training is free to Missouri educators in grades 6-9. Teachers in grade 5 may sign up for the training if they have completed volume 1 & 2 of LETRS.

    Participants must attend all three of the face-to-face sessions and the virtual kick-off. Participants must also register on the DESE wufoo link so that we can obtain licenses (https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/s1sagreb1b2woa5/): Register Here.

    Lunch at the Aspire® trainings will be on your own.

    • Enrolled: 25/25
    • Wait: 0/4

    77. Early Childhood LETRS Cohort #1

    Program: RPDC - Heart of MO - Regional Professional Development Center

    Location: Assessment Resource Center-Meeting Center, Rm B105, 2800 Maguire Blvd (Columbia, MO)

    Dates: 9/11/2025 to 3/5/2026

    This three-day series is designed to deepen your understanding of the what, why, and how of early literacy and language development, including assessment and instruction strategies. LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides the "science of reading” application of research into the classroom no matter the curriculum or program used. The blended learning format of this series includes three days of face-to-face training and self-paced online tutorials/videos of effective early childhood classroom instruction.
    This registration link is only for the face-to-face trainings. You need to apply for materials and access to the online course with DESE through MO Read, Lead, Exceed.

    • Enrolled: 26/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    78. 25-26 Early Childhood LETRS C#1 Fall Session

    Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

    Location: Missouri State University - Hill Hall (Springfield, MO)

    Dates: 9/12/2025 to 12/5/2025

    LETRS for Early Childhood Educators is a professional learning experience for pre-K and Kindergarten teachers that provides deep knowledge of early literacy instruction. Teachers gain new skills to help young learners build a literacy foundation before they even learn to read or write. This professional learning experience: *Helps teachers understand the development of oral language, print knowledge, alphabet learning, and writing skills. *Provides the "why” and "how” of early literacy instruction across all domains: language, literacy, cognitive, motor, social, and emotional. *Empowers teachers to apply best practice strategies to guide children's learning.This dynamic blended learning experience includes three components: LETRS Online Learning Platform LETRS for Early Childhood Educators Print Manual LETRS for Early Childhood Educators Professional Learning Sessions (Live In-Person or Live Online). Mo RLE participants cost is covered and materials will be ordered by DESE. For more information, contact Amber Perryman at amberperryman@missouristate.edu.
    • Enrolled: 15/25
    • Wait: 0/2

    79. Comprehensive Literacy Plan (CLP) Training

    Program: RPDC - Heart of MO - Regional Professional Development Center

    Location: Veterans United (West side of Woodcrest Church) (Columbia, MO)

    Dates: 9/12/2025 to 5/8/2026

    Workshop series which will guide participants from Step 1 through Step 2 of the Comprehensive Literacy Plan. There will be 2 sessions which will be hosted virtually, the other 3 will be held in person at the Assessment Resource Center. Topics could include: creating district literacy team; unified literacy vision; systems and structures; timeline guidance; comprehensive literacy needs assessment; scoring rubrics; CLP creation and implementation.

    Each session will have a learning progression which will build off of the previous learning session, so we encourage participants to sign up for the complete cohort. However, if participants cannot attend all sessions, attendance will not preclude from attending individual sessions.

    There are 2 in person sessions and 2 virtual sessions.

    • Enrolled: 1/40
    • Wait: 0/0

    80. 25-26 LETRS Volume 2 Cohort 10

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: 3 KCRPDC-Union Station (Kansas City, MO) [map]

    Audience: Limited to MO Read, Lead Exceed Participants Only

    Dates: 9/15/2025 to 4/20/2026

    Closed
    Participation is limited to MO Read, Lead, Exceed. Please visit https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/mlqwtp50fkp7t6/ to complete the DESE pre-registration process.

    LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings.

    Cost: Department of Elementary & Secondary Education funded.
    • Enrolled: 21/21
    • Wait: 0/0

    81. Aspire (Cohort 3 - INVITATION ONLY--Sullivan)

    Program: RPDC - South Central

    Location: 6 Sullivan Schools Administration Building (Sullivan, MO) [map]

    Audience: ELA and Content teachers in grades 6-9

    Dates: 9/15/2025 to 2/20/2026

    Participants are expected to attend all dates in this workshop.

    Specific Location TBD at a Later Date

    Kickoff Will Have Virtual Options (Dates & Times TBD)

    Face-to-Face Sessions:
    September 15, 2025
    December 4, 2025
    February 20, 2026

    Aspire® is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school (grades 6-9). This training equips ELA & content-area teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing. Aspire® empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom.

    What to expect when you enroll in Aspire®: This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency.

    This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of:
  • Attending a virtual Aspire® Kick-off in July or at the beginning of August
  • Participating in three face-to-face training sessions
  • Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities
  • All work must be completed by May 15th
  • Training sessions begin at 8:30 and end at 3:30.

    The training is free to Missouri educators in grades 6-9. Teachers in grade 5 may sign up for the training if they have completed volume 1 & 2 of LETRS.

    Participants must attend all three of the face-to-face sessions and the virtual kick-off. Participants must also register on the DESE wufoo link so that we can obtain licenses (https://modese.wufoo.com/forms/s1sagreb1b2woa5/): Register Here.

    Lunch at the Aspire® trainings will be on your own.

    • Enrolled: 21/30
    • Wait: 0/4

    82. LETRS Volume 1: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling - Cohort 3 - Lakeland

    Program: RPDC - Central

    Audience: All K-5 educators.

    Dates: 9/15/2025 to 4/13/2026

    Lakeland-area schools welcome!
    Minimum requirement of 22 participants.

    LETRS provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. LETRS is NOT a program. Teachers learn the "science of reading” to apply research to classroom applications no matter the curriculum or program used. Aligning instruction with the "science of reading” gives students the best chance of becoming successful readers. Regardless of any textbooks or instructional materials used, if the teacher does not have the knowledge of evidence-based practices and standards, students will not acquire what is needed to learn.

    Instruction is a mixture of face-to-face learning sessions through structured modules PLUS four units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction. Teachers are expected to apply the information, reflect, and record outcomes.

    Participants are expected to attend all the dates of this workshop.

    For DESE to purchase materials in time for this training, participants will need to be registered with DESE prior to July 15, 2025 using this link:LETRS® Training for K-5 Educators (2025-26) Participants will receive their manuals and online course access prior to the first session.

    Registration will be from 8:30-9:00 am each session, with content beginning at 9:00 am sharp.
    • Enrolled: 16/25
    • Wait: 0/0

    83. LETRS Volume 2: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling - Cohort 4 - Odessa

    Program: RPDC - Central

    Audience: K-5 educators that have successfully completed Volume 1.

    Dates: 9/15/2025 to 4/6/2026

    This training is only for teachers who have successfully completed LETRS Volume 1, Units 1-4.


    Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS®) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. This in-depth training looks into the science of reading research for teaching vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing. Instructional practices will be reviewed for understanding writing phases across genres and how explicit lesson planning can change comprehension, vocabulary retention, and spelling. The 'blended learning' format of the Volume 2 series includes four face-to-face training dates (one day for each of the units) and an online course that includes tutorials/videos of effective classroom instruction.

    Participants are expected to attend all four dates of face-to-face training in this workshop. Volume 2 participants do not need to re-register with DESE.

    Registration will be from 8:30-9:00 am each session, with content beginning at 9:00 am sharp.
    • Enrolled: 14/25
    • Wait: 0/0

    84. 25/26 LETRS Volume 1 Word Recognition Seymour Cohort 25 onsite -invitation only

    Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

    Location: TBD (Springfield, MO)

    Dates: 9/15/2025 to 4/6/2026

    Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) provides educators with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading" so they are able to apply research into classroom application no matter the curriculum or program used. The 'blended learning' format of this series includes face-to-face learning through structured models and online tutorials/videos of effective classroom instruction.SPECIAL NOTES: Participants must attend a 90-minute virtual launch in August (dates/times will be sent via email).(1) There are four 'face-to-face' dates for this workshop series. We will focus on each of the four LETRS units respectively: Day 1 and Unit 1, The Challenge of Learning to Read; Day 2/Unit 2: The Speech Sounds of English; Day 3/Unit 3: Teaching Beginning Phonics, Word Recognition, and Spelling Day 4/Unit 4: Advanced Decoding, Spelling, and Word Recognition. Contact Amber Perryman for more information amberperryman@missouristate.edu
    • Enrolled: 23/25
    • Wait: 0/0

    85. Reading Success Plans Training-Secondary

    Program: RPDC - Heart of MO - Regional Professional Development Center

    Location: Veterans United (West side of Woodcrest Church) (Columbia, MO)

    Dates: 9/15/2025 to 5/15/2026

    These workshop sessions focusing on current literacy needs for SECONDARY STUDENTS with Reading Success Plans. Topics could include: data analysis and goal writing; progress monitoring and intervention structures; qualification or dismissal requirements; reporting and maintaining documentation. Participants will be encouraged to bring relevant data based on their district data cycle and the DESE assessment windows.

    Each session will have a learning progression which will build off of the previous learning session, so we encourage participants to sign up for the complete cohort. However, if participants cannot attend all sessions, attendance will not preclude from attending individual sessions.

    • Enrolled: 17/40
    • Wait: 0/0

    86. SW*MELL Fall Conference 2025

    Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

    Location: William H Darr Agricultural Center - Missouri State University (Springfield, MO) [map]

    Dates: 9/16/2025

    Don't miss this fun day of learning and collaboration! Our guest will be Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld, educator, author, and trainer. She will focus on supporting literacy for multilingual learners with content from her book "Growing Language & Literacy". The conference will begin at 8am. There will be giveaways and time for connecting with colleagues. Registration is $100 and includes a light breakfast, catered lunch, and a copy of the "Growing Language & Literacy" book. There will be an opportunity to choose either the grades K-6 or grades 7-12 book. Location: Darr Agricultural Center: 2401 S Kansas Expressway, Springfield, MO 65807
    • Enrolled: 19/100
    • Wait: 0/0

    87. Reading Success Plans Training-Elementary

    Program: RPDC - Heart of MO - Regional Professional Development Center

    Location: Veterans United (West side of Woodcrest Church) (Columbia, MO)

    Dates: 9/16/2025 to 5/11/2026

    Workshop sessions focusing on current literacy needs for students with Reading Success Plans. Topics could include: data analysis and goal writing; progress monitoring and intervention structures; qualification or dismissal requirements; reporting and maintaining documentation. Participants will be encouraged to bring relevant data based on their district data cycle and the DESE assessment windows.

    Each session will have a learning progression which will build off of the previous learning session, so we encourage participants to sign up for the complete cohort. However, if participants cannot attend all sessions, attendance will not preclude from attending individual sessions.

    • Enrolled: 16/40
    • Wait: 0/0

    88. 25-26 LETRS V1: Word Recognition Cohort #12

    Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

    Location: Plaster Student Union, MSU Campus (Springfield, MO) [map]

    Dates: 9/22/2025 to 3/30/2026

    Wait List
    Limited to MO READ, LEAD, EXCEED Participants Only. LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings. Contact Annette Tankersley for more information: annettetankersley@missouristate.edu
    • Enrolled: 25/25
    • Wait: 0/1

    89. LETRS Volume 2: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling - Cohort 5 - Skyline School District (Urbana, MO)

    Program: RPDC - Central

    Audience: K-5 educators that have successfully completed Volume 1.

    Dates: 9/22/2025 to 3/23/2026

    This training is only for teachers who have successfully completed LETRS Volume 1, Units 1-4.


    Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS®) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. This in-depth training looks into the science of reading research for teaching vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing. Instructional practices will be reviewed for understanding writing phases across genres and how explicit lesson planning can change comprehension, vocabulary retention, and spelling. The 'blended learning' format of the Volume 2 series includes four face-to-face training dates (one day for each of the units) and an online course that includes tutorials/videos of effective classroom instruction.

    Participants are expected to attend all four dates of face-to-face training in this workshop. Volume 2 participants do not need to re-register with DESE.

    Registration will be from 8:30-9:00 am each session, with content beginning at 9:00 am sharp.
    • Enrolled: 14/25
    • Wait: 0/0

    90. LETRS Volume 2: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling - Cohort 1 - UCM

    Program: RPDC - Central

    Location: 9 UCM University Union (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

    Audience: K-5 educators that have successfully completed Volume 1.

    Dates: 9/22/2025 to 2/23/2026

    This training is only for teachers who have successfully completed LETRS Volume 1, Units 1-4.

    Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS®) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. This in-depth training looks into the science of reading research for teaching vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing. Instructional practices will be reviewed for understanding writing phases across genres and how explicit lesson planning can change comprehension, vocabulary retention, and spelling. The 'blended learning' format of the Volume 2 series includes four face-to-face training dates (one day for each of the units) and an online course that includes tutorials/videos of effective classroom instruction.

    Participants are expected to attend all four dates of face-to-face training in this workshop. Volume 2 participants do not need to re-register with DESE.

    Registration will be from 8:30-9:00 am each session, with content beginning at 9:00 am sharp. Lunch will be provided.
    • Enrolled: 26/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    91. 25-26 LETRS V1: Word Recognition Cohort #13

    Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

    Location: Missouri State University - Hill Hall (Springfield, MO)

    Dates: 9/23/2025 to 3/3/2026

    Limited to MO READ, LEAD, EXCEED Participants Only. LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings. Kickoff will be virtual on 8/13/25. Contact Annette Tankersley for more information: annettetankersley@missouristate.edu
    • Enrolled: 5/25
    • Wait: 0/2

    92. 2025-26 Aspire Cohort 2

    Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

    Location: Plaster Student Union, MSU Campus (Springfield, MO) [map]

    Dates: 9/24/2025 to 2/9/2026

    Closed
    Aspire® is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school (grades 6-9). This training equips ELA & content-area teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing. Aspire® empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom. What to expect when you enroll in Aspire® This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency. This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of the following: -Attending a virtual Aspire® Kick-off in July or at the beginning of August -Participating in three face-to-face training sessions -Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities All work must be completed by May 15th. Participants must attend all three of the face-to-face sessions and the virtual kick-off.
    • Enrolled: 32/32
    • Wait: 0/0

    93. LETRS Volume 1: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling - Cohort 2 - UCM

    Program: RPDC - Central

    Location: 9 UCM University Union (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

    Audience: All K-5 educators.

    Dates: 9/24/2025 to 3/25/2026

    Minimum requirement of 22 participants.

    LETRS provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. LETRS is NOT a program. Teachers learn the "science of reading” to apply research to classroom applications no matter the curriculum or program used. Aligning instruction with the "science of reading” gives students the best chance of becoming successful readers. Regardless of any textbooks or instructional materials used, if the teacher does not have the knowledge of evidence-based practices and standards, students will not acquire what is needed to learn.

    Instruction is a mixture of face-to-face learning sessions through structured modules PLUS four units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction. Teachers are expected to apply the information, reflect, and record outcomes.

    Participants are expected to attend all the dates of this workshop.

    For DESE to purchase materials in time for this training, participants will need to be registered with DESE prior to July 15, 2025 using this link:LETRS® Training for K-5 Educators (2025-26) Participants will receive their manuals and online course access prior to the first session.

    Registration will be from 8:30-9:00 am each session, with content beginning at 9:00 am sharp. Lunch will be provided.
    • Enrolled: 12/25
    • Wait: 0/0

    94. Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) for Early Childhood (Cohort 23)

    Program: RPDC - South Central

    Location: 6 West Plains Civic Center (West Plains, MO) [map]

    Audience: Pre-K and Kindergarten Teachers (K Teachers if have successfully completed LETRS Volumes I & II)

    Dates: 9/24/2025 to 4/3/2026

    Participants are expected to attend all dates in this workshop.
  • Sept. 24, 2025--Kickoff (9:00-11:00 am)
  • Oct. 24, 2025
  • Jan. 9, 2026
  • Apr. 3, 2026
  • During the kickoff we will discuss expectations, hand out EC manuals, do the online Welcome and take the pretest.

    LETRS for Early Childhood Educators is a professional learning experience for pre-K and Kindergarten teachers that provides deep knowledge of early literacy instruction. Teachers gain new skills to help young learners build a literacy foundation before they even learn to read or write.

    This professional learning experience:
    Helps teachers understand the development of oral language, print knowledge, alphabet learning, and writing skills.
    Provides the "why” and "how” of early literacy instruction across all domains: language, literacy, cognitive, motor, social, and emotional.
    Empowers teachers to apply best practice strategies to guide children's learning.

    This dynamic blended learning experience includes three components:
    LETRS Online Learning Platform
    LETRS for Early Childhood Educators Print Manual
    LETRS for Early Childhood Educators Professional Learning Sessions (Live In-Person or Live Online)

    During the LETRS for Early Childhood Educators course of study, you'll watch videos of expert teaching, complete activities to reinforce concepts, and have opportunities to apply what you're studying with young learners.

    Presenter: Leanne Mowery-Halbrook (lmowery-halbrook@mst.edu)

    A late fee will be applied if you have NOT registered.

    Lunch provided. Please notify us of any dietary restrictions at least seven (7) days in advance.

    • Enrolled: 9/20
    • Wait: 0/0

    95. ASPIRE Professional Learning

    Program: RPDC - Northwest

    Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

    Audience: Grades 5-9 ELA Teachers, Special Education or Interventionists

    Dates: 9/25/2025 to 3/4/2026

    The Missouri Read, Lead, Exceed Aspire® Professional Learning developed by Lexia is grounded in the science of reading which empowers educators of all content areas to accelerate the literacy skills of students in grades 5-9. The program follows a Structured Literacy approach based on the Science of Reading with tools to teach language and literacy skills. The learning includes interactive, modular, bite-sized content through online access, practical application-to-classroom instruction and face to face learning built to support implementation.

    Registration for Aspire® is provided at no cost for public educators. Grade 5 educators are eligible to register if they have previously completed Lexia® LETRS® for Elementary Educators.

    Please be sure you are also signed up through DESE to receive this free learning opportunity.
    • Enrolled: 19/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    96. Aspire Training Cohort 2-Assessment Resource Center-Columbia MO

    Program: RPDC - Heart of MO - Regional Professional Development Center

    Location: Assessment Resource Center-Meeting Center, Rm B105, 2800 Maguire Blvd (Columbia, MO)

    Dates: 9/29/2025 to 3/4/2026

    Aspire® is a professional development opportunity designed for all educators who teach middle school (grades 6-9).  This training equips ELA & content-area teachers in implementing adaptable, evidence-based strategies rooted in the Science of Reading to assist students with improving their reading and writing. Aspire® empowers educators with the knowledge and tools needed to support students struggling with literacy, fostering proficient readers and writers in the classroom. What to expect when you enroll in Aspire® This training offers educators essential background knowledge and practical strategies to build students' reading and writing proficiency.

    This training requires a one-year commitment consisting of:

    Attending a virtual Aspire® Kick-off in July or at the beginning of August

    Participating in three face-to-face training sessions

    Completing online training & Bridge to Application activities

    All work must be completed by May 15th

    Training sessions begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m.

    Participants must attend all three of the face-to-face sessions and the virtual kick-off.

    • Enrolled: 16/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    97. LETRS Volume 1: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling - Cohort 1 - UCM

    Program: RPDC - Central

    Location: 9 UCM University Union (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

    Audience: All K-5 educators.

    Dates: 9/29/2025 to 3/16/2026

    Minimum requirement of 22 participants.

    LETRS provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. LETRS is NOT a program. Teachers learn the "science of reading” to apply research to classroom applications no matter the curriculum or program used. Aligning instruction with the "science of reading” gives students the best chance of becoming successful readers. Regardless of any textbooks or instructional materials used, if the teacher does not have the knowledge of evidence-based practices and standards, students will not acquire what is needed to learn.

    Instruction is a mixture of face-to-face learning sessions through structured modules PLUS four units of online videos including examples of effective classroom instruction. Teachers are expected to apply the information, reflect, and record outcomes.

    Participants are expected to attend all the dates of this workshop.

    For DESE to purchase materials in time for this training, participants will need to be registered with DESE prior to July 15, 2025 using this link:LETRS® Training for K-5 Educators (2025-26) Participants will receive their manuals and online course access prior to the first session.

    Registration will be from 8:30-9:00 am each session, with content beginning at 9:00 am sharp. Lunch will be provided.
    • Enrolled: 20/25
    • Wait: 0/0

    98. 6-12 ELA Network

    Program: RPDC - Northwest

    Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

    Audience: 6-12 Teachers, Title I, Special Education, Literacy Coaches

    Dates: 9/29/2025 to 3/9/2026

    As students progress through the grades, accessing complex texts becomes increasingly challenging. This collaborative network is designed to energize and expand your instructional toolbox, providing practical strategies to boost student engagement in literacy. Join us as we explore:
    * Using student evidence to prioritize effective practices
    * Supporting learners at various proficiency levels
    * Engaging students with different genres and text formats
    * Research based instructional strategies
    * Collaborating to integrate shared resources and expertise
    * Incorporating meaningful and motivating technology
    * Navigating and applying DESE resources effectively

    Because this is a series, please plan to attend all sessions. This will allow us to tailor content to the needs of the group.

    Lunch included. Graduate credit available
    • Enrolled: 5/24
    • Wait: 0/0

    99. LETRS Volume 2: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling - Cohort 2 - UCM

    Program: RPDC - Central

    Location: 9 UCM University Union (Warrensburg, MO) [map]

    Audience: K-5 educators that have successfully completed Volume 1.

    Dates: 10/2/2025 to 3/5/2026

    Closed
    This training is only for teachers who have successfully completed LETRS Volume 1, Units 1-4.

    Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS®) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. This in-depth training looks into the science of reading research for teaching vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing. Instructional practices will be reviewed for understanding writing phases across genres and how explicit lesson planning can change comprehension, vocabulary retention, and spelling. The 'blended learning' format of the Volume 2 series includes four face-to-face training dates (one day for each of the units) and an online course that includes tutorials/videos of effective classroom instruction.

    Participants are expected to attend all four dates of face-to-face training in this workshop. Volume 2 participants do not need to re-register with DESE.

    Registration will be from 8:30-9:00 am each session, with content beginning at 9:00 am sharp. Lunch will be provided.
    • Enrolled: 30/30
    • Wait: 0/0

    100. 25-26 LETRS Volume 2 Cohort 13 - Limited to Blue Springs School District - Invitation Only

    Program: RPDC - Kansas City

    Location: Blue Springs School District Office (Blue Springs, MO)

    Audience: This is for those that have pre-registered with DESE and approved by the district to attend.

    Dates: 10/2/2025 to 3/11/2026

    Closed
    LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) provides teachers with the tools and understanding to teach the essential skills needed for literacy. Teachers learn the "science of reading” so they are able to apply research into classroom application to teach language and literacy skills to every student, no matter the curriculum or program used. LETRS is a blended model of professional development consisting of online course, textbook, and four face-to- face trainings.
    • Enrolled: 36/36
    • Wait: 0/0

    101. NW Curriculum Leader Network

    Program: RPDC - Northwest

    Location: 5 Varies (Maryville/St Joseph, MO)

    Audience: Curriculum leaders, Building leaders, Teacher leaders

    Dates: 10/2/2025 to 4/2/2026

    This network will provide information about current trends and issues in curriculum, instruction, and assessments. Participants will be informed about current happenings at DESE, such as literacy and math updates, State assessment information, etc.. Time will be allowed to share ideas of what is working in districts to help improve learning.
    • Enrolled: 5/30
    • Wait: 0/0