Webinars
Since 1991, Read Naturally has established highly effective strategies and best practices to help struggling and developing readers be successful. In order to share these ideas and strategies, we host free webinars on a range of literacy instruction topics. Please join us for a live webinar when they're scheduled or watch one of our many recorded webinars.
Recordings of past webinars
UPCOMING WEBINARS
Word Warm-ups Live Basics
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 | 11:00 AM CT
This webinar gives an overview of Word Warm-ups Live, one of the intervention programs in the online Read Live platform. Word Warm-ups Live builds automaticity and accuracy in decoding through explicit and systematic phonics instruction. Additionally, this program supports fluency, spelling, and phonemic awareness development.
Topics Covered
- A comparison of the four components of Read Live
- How to log in as a teacher and set up students with access to Word Warm-ups Live
- How to assess students in order to select the appropriate curriculum option to meet their phonics needs
- A demonstration of logging in as a student and working through the steps of word-list and story exercises
- Reports for monitoring students’ progress
- Resources available on the Read Naturally website, including the Read Live Help page
Read Naturally Live: Placement
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 | 1:00 PM CT
Placement is the process of determining the level of reading material and setting an initial reading rate goal for a student who is about to begin using Read Naturally Live. There are two options for this process: conducted placement or student independent placement. Placing a student in Read Naturally Live involves establishing the following:
- Level: Which level of material is most appropriate for this student?
- Series: Which series would most benefit this student?
- Goal: Which goal rate will challenge but not frustrate the student?
Topics Covered
- How to determine a level, select a series, and set a goal for your students before they begin using the Read Naturally Live program.
- How to identify students’ earliest phonics needs.
- A live demonstration of the placement process in Read Naturally Live.
- Free resources that will support implementation of Read Naturally Live.
Read Naturally Live: Checking Initial Placement
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 | 11:00 AM CT
Proper placement is critical to accelerating student achievement. You can set students up for success by using Read Naturally Live's built-in placement test and then checking initial placement after the student has completed the first three stories. Our new Data Mentor feature provides suggestions for level and goal adjustments. By checking initial placement, you can determine if the student's initial level and goal are appropriate, or if you should adjust either the level or the goal.
Topics Covered
- Why proper placement is critical to each student’s success
- Why it’s important to check a student’s initial placement
- Why the teacher should be present during the cold timing for at least the first three to six stories
- Where to locate the Data Mentor suggestions for each student
- How to generate a Students At-a-Glance report and how to analyze the data
- The key indicators used to evaluate a student’s initial placement level and goal
- How to determine when a student’s initial level and goal are appropriate and when a student’s initial level or goal should be adjusted
- How to adjust a series, level, or goal within Read Live
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Where to find free resources on the Read Naturally website
Read Naturally Live: Keeping Students Challenged
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 | 11:00 AM CT
Keeping students challenged is critical to making progress in Read Naturally Live. Students make the most progress when they are challenged—but not frustrated. Our Data Mentor feature provides suggestions for level and goal adjustments. By understanding how to interpret the data, you can quickly monitor each student’s performance and make instructional decisions that will maximize each student’s progress.
Topics Covered
- Why it’s critical to keep students challenged
- How to monitor a student’s performance
- Where to locate the Data Mentor suggestions for each student
- How to quickly interpret the data on a Students At-a-Glance report
- How to determine when a student is ready for more of a challenge
- How to adjust a series, level, or goal within Read Live
- What guidelines to follow when making a change
- How to access additional resources on the Read Naturally website
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