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
Read Live: Basics
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 | 11:00 AM CT
This webinar gives an overview of Read Live, our online suite of four reading programs—Read Naturally Live, Word Warm-ups Live, One Minute Reader Live, and Read Naturally Live—Español.
Topics Covered
- What is fluency
- Oral reading fluency norms
- How the Read Naturally strategy works
- Why the Read Naturally strategy works
- Which needs each program addresses
- Read Live's benefits for students and teachers
- Resources available on the Read Naturally website, including the Read Live Help page
Read Naturally Live: Basics
Wednesday, January 29, 2026 | 1:00 PM CT
This webinar gives an overview of Read Naturally Live which is our flagship program. Read Naturally Live is one of four programs in the online Read Live platform. This intervention program focuses on fluency and phonics with additional support for vocabulary, spelling and comprehension.
Topics Covered
- A comparison of the four programs in Read Live
- How to log in as a teacher and set up students with access to Read Naturally Live
- How to place students in an appropriate series, level, and goal
- How to differentiate instruction by customizing the settings
- A demonstration of logging in as a student and working through the steps of the program
- Reports for monitoring student progress
- Resources available on the Read Naturally website, including the Read Live Help page
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.
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