Grade 3 Reading Pilot Webinar: Launching the Grade 3 Word Study Curriculum

This webinar series is exclusively for teachers piloting the new Units of Study in Reading, Grades 3-5. Learn more and join the pilot here.

Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Time: 3:00-4:30 PM ET

Location: Virtual

For: Grades 3 pilot teachers, coaches, and administrators

Cost: Included in the cost of the pilot

Third grade is a turning point in children’s reading lives—when readers begin to encounter multisyllabic words on every page and are asked to decode and spell with greater precision. This special session will introduce you to the new Grade 3 Word Study Curriculum, designed to be both playful and powerful. Together, we’ll explore a predictable, three-day cycle of instruction that supports transfer into independent reading and writing. You’ll learn how the curriculum explicitly teaches the six syllable types, introduces high-leverage prefixes and suffixes, and helps students use morphology to unlock the meaning of big words. We’ll also look at how high-frequency word instruction and joyful word games support automaticity and confidence. Best of all, the word study work is fully integrated with the reading units—so your teaching can be seamless and your students’ growth exponential.

*Pilot teachers will have digital access July 11, 2025. Physical units will ship by August 15, 2025. 

Additional Grade 3 Implementation Support:

• Webinar 2: Diving into Unit 1—Launching Readers and Building Community: Tuesday, July 8 at 3:00-4:30 PM ET 

• Summer Reading Institute: Monday, July 28 - Thursday, July 31 from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM ET

• Webinar 3: Teaching Nonfiction with Power—Getting Ready for Unit 2: Tuesday, September 30 at 3:00-4:30 PM ET