Using Fluency Data to Transform Reading Results: Targeted Literacy Cycles™

Unlock the Power of Targeted Literacy Cycles™ to Transform Reading Results!

A tried-and-tested strategic approach for schools to make a significant improvement in student reading achievement.

LIVE Three-Part Online Course | Limited Spots Available! | Register via Humanitix

Are you ready to move beyond just collecting data and start using it to drive real change in student reading outcomes across your school?

Have you tried using a fluency rate screener such as Dibels or Acadience and are not sure what to do next?

Do you have a high number of students identified at reading risk and are baffled with how to turn things around?

Join us for this action-learning focused webinar series designed to help school leaders and teachers harness the power of Targeted Literacy Cycles™ (TLCs) to improve literacy achievement across your school.

Course Dates:

📅 Session 1: Tuesday 5th August 2025 (2 hours) – 4.30 PM WST
📅 Session 2: Tuesday 19th August 2025 (2 hours) – 4.30 PM WST
📅 Session 3: Tuesday 9th September 2025 (2 hours) – 4.30 PM WST

Why Attend?

Targeted Literacy Cycles™  (TLCs) provide a term by term laser sharp focus on school improvement by setting short-term, layered literacy targets aligned with each school’s strategic plan, assessment data and students' needs. TLCs provide an approach that supports teachers to utilise a detailed, time limited map translating priorities into action and impact. Based on a similar model used in London, Julie Scali and learning difficulties expert, Margie Backhouse, will share how TLCs offer a transformative approach to achieving sustainable, schoolwide progress, in both UK and Australian schools. This three part series provides actionable strategies for translating your DIBELS or Acadience data into targeted instruction, ensuring every child has the chance to thrive.

Who Should Attend?

Literacy leaders, school leaders, and classroom teachers committed to building sustainable literacy growth.

Participants will have some knowledge around the importance of universal screening and will have ideally started experimenting with DIBELS or Acadience in their schools.

Between each session, participants will be encouraged to analyse their own data and follow the steps to make positive changes in their classrooms/schools. 

However, even if you are not up to this stage in your literacy journey, all are welcome if you would like to learn more!

Key Benefits:

✅ Transform Your Students' Data into Actionable Steps – Learn how to use your assessment data effectively to drive literacy improvement.
✅ Find out about how to utilise Structured Targeted Literacy Cycles™  – Implement a high-impact, sprint-like approach to boost reading skills.
✅ Learn about some low risk, high impact whole class reading routines with checklists- Gain practical tools tailored to your assessment findings.
✅ Boost Reading Achievement in your classroom and/or school – Feel equipped to achieve measurable growth in student literacy outcomes 

Course Structure:

📅 Session 1: How to Analyse Your Data & Identify Next Steps for Analysis and Diagnostic Screening
📅 Session 2: Implementing Targeted Literacy Cycles™  for Maximum Impact and Tier 1 Low Risk Reading Routines
📅 Session 3: Scaling and Sustaining Literacy Gains Across the School
📍 Live Online – Interactive & Practical

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Course Dates & Session Overviews

📅 Webinar 1: How to Analyse Your Data & Identify Next Steps and Diagnostic Screening

Date & Time: Tuesday 5th August – 4.30 PM WST (2 hours)

🎯 Objective: Equip participants with the skills to analyze screening data (DIBELS, Acadience) and identify key areas for literacy improvement.

📚What You’ll Learn:

• Learn how to interpret fluency screening data to pinpoint students' literacy needs to inform classroom planning and support.

• Learn about follow up diagnostic screeners for reading difficulties to get to the root cause of student struggles.

• Explore high-impact, short-term literacy targets and how to structure a 5-week improvement cycle.

• Understand the purpose and benefits of Targeted Literacy Cycles™ (TLCs) and how they align with schoolwide goals

• Learn how to develop an ORF decision making tree for your school to drive decisions around literacy needs of students.

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📅 Webinar 2: Implementing Targeted Literacy Cycles with High Impact Reading Routines

Date & Time: Tuesday 19th August – 4.30 PM WST (2 hours)

🎯 Objective: Provide participants with an actionable framework to implement TLCs and drive measurable reading growth.

📚What You’ll Learn:

• Learn how to integrate high-impact, low-risk whole class instructional routines to maximize student engagement and progress

• Be supported to analyse your students’ literacy data to set differentiated SMART targets in a 5 week cycle, that are aligned with your class year level curriculum.

• Explore differentiation strategies for supporting at-risk readers through small-group and whole-class instruction.

• Understand the step-by-step process of planning and implementing a 5-week TLC cycle.

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📅 Webinar 3: Progress Monitoring, Scaling and Sustaining Reading Gains Across the School

Date & Time: Tuesday 9th September – 4.30 PM WST (2 hours)

🎯 Objective: Guide participants on embedding TLCs into long-term literacy strategy and ensuring sustainability.

📚What You’ll Learn:

• Understand tools and strategies for progress monitoring students at reading risk

• Learn about high impact Tier 2 approaches for intervention to support lower progress readers including recommended interventions for oral language, phonics and decoding, spelling, reading comprehension and specific reading fluency difficulties.

• Learn how to identify common barriers in TLC implementation and practical solutions to overcome them.

• Unpack real-world case studies of schools that have successfully transformed reading outcomes using TLCs.

Between sessions, you’ll apply your learning to your school’s data and return with insights to refine your plan. Join us to empower your school with a focused, data-informed approach to literacy improvement!
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Exclusive Bonuses:

🎁 Targeted Literacy Cycles™  Workbook ($49 Value)
🎁 Bonus Implementation Checklist 

🔗 Register Now to Secure Your Spot! 

For further info- contact julie@literacyimpact.com.au for info around the content of the series.

Contact melissa@literacyimpact.com.au for any other information regarding the series.

Hope to see you there!!

Julie & Margie