The Center on Instruction hosted a webinar January 20, 2011, in which Dr. Barbara Foorman of the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) provided an overview of recent research in oral language, text difficulty, and writing, and the implications the findings from the research have for improving reading outcomes. She also discussed the relationship of these topics to the Common Core Standards for English/Language Arts. The archived webinar is available here. Also available for download is the PowerPoint presentation used during the webinar, with extensive speaker notes, which can be used as a professional development tool.
