Literacy Retreat 2025 - Elementary

Teaching students HOW to think first and WHAT to think about second.

This session will provide data-backed solutions and systems to strategically and purposefully equip students to answer multiple-choice and new item type questions on STAAR. Participants will receive an overview and practice of the PROVE strategy for both reading and revising/editing passages, along with practical ways to integrate this game-changing approach into consistent daily instruction.

Putting purpose—author’s purpose—into reading comprehension and ECR writing!

In this session, participants will gain a new understanding of how to creatively instruct and prioritize one of the most frequently assessed TEKS—Author’s Purpose and Craft—which is so much more than just P.I.E. Learn how to use this RLA concept to equip students with tools to think more deeply as they read and write more effectively while confidently tackling the ECR.

This session will explore how to maintain fidelity to educational practices while incorporating flexibility,
integrity, and proactive action to drive student success and adaptability in the classroom.