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SECTION THREE: Ensuring Virginia Literacy Act Evidence-Based Reading Research
Training
Directions: List below the evidence-based reading research training that will be utilized in the
division. Include name of training, who will attend each training, and when the training will be
provided. Consider how training extends beyond the core literacy instructors in the division. List
each training topic separately. Add a description of each training below the chart in the space
provided.
NAME OF TRAINING TARGET AUDIENCE DATE/YEAR
New K-5 classroom teachers 2025-2026 school year
and reading interventionists
2026-2027 school year
Virginia Literacy Partnerships New 6-8 Teachers
(VLP) Canvas Modules
New K-8 Special Education and
ELL Teachers
Virginia Literacy Partnerships New K-8 Principals and All 2025-2026 school year
(VLP) Administrator Training Assistant Principals
Modules 2026-2027 school year
Virginia Literacy Partnerships New Elementary and Middle 2025-2026 school year
(VLP) Reading Specialist School Reading Specialists
Canvas Modules 2026-2027 school year
Please describe what additional training will be provided for educators on adopted curricular
materials and when this training will occur.
A training plan has been developed to support the implementation of all approved high-quality
instructional materials for identified school staff. In addition, job-embedded coaching will be utilized
to support implementation through each school’s reading specialist. Furthermore, reading
specialists and administrators will receive ongoing professional learning aligned with the
requirements of the VLA and implementation of high-quality instructional materials. Finally,
elementary reading specialists certified as LETRS Facilitators will participate in 10 hours of
professional learning through the LETRS Symposium to stay abreast of best practice grounded in the
science of reading.
K-8 New Teachers (to include Special Education, ELL, and Gifted
teachers): Initial Core Program Implementation Session and August 2025
Supplemental and Intervention Program Implementation
K-5 Teachers: Differentiated school-based professional learning to Fall, Mid-Year, and Spring
support the implementation of Lexia Core 5
School Administrators: Development in the area of high-quality Quarterly
instructional materials and evidence-based practices
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