CRLP Fall 2026 Teacher Leadership Invitational

Event details Date: Thursday, October 15, 2026 Time: 4:30 PM Location: Berkeley School of Education Type: Student Life Audience: Public About this event The California Reading and Literature Project (CRLP) hosts the 2026 Fall Teacher Leadership Invitational at UC Berkeley , centered on the theme Beyond Decoding: Unlocking Understanding . Designed for Bay Area Teacher Leaders, this event focuses on the body of research surrounding language comprehension and its role in developing skilled, engaged readers. The program examines evidence-based practices that assist students in transitioning from accurate word reading to deep, meaningful text comprehension. If you are interested in participating, please complete this Teacher Leadership Application to Attend . Program Topics & Highlights Evidence-Based Practices: Approaches for improving language comprehension. Student Motivation: Strategies for supporting engagement during reading comprehension instruction. Core Comprehension Skills: Focus on inferencing and the structural role of language in reading comprehension. Featured Guest: An introduction to UC Berkeley Professor Kristin Keane, CRLP's Principal Investigator and co-author of Language and Literacy Beyond Decoding (the selected text for this year's Book Study). Professional Networking: Opportunities for regional literacy educators to connect and collaborate. Official event details: https://events.berkeley.edu/live/events/326949-crlp-fall-2026-teacher-leadership-invitational