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Join us at one of our virtual Focus events! These casual and informative, one-hour Zoom events bring together educators, clinicians, and Pearson product experts to collaborate on how to make each season of your school year or practice a success. Learn about top tools, get to know your assessment consultant, and get your questions answered by registering for our upcoming virtual events today!

Join us and learn about the tools and resources from the SPELL-Links team available from Pearson! From Tier 1 curricular support with Wordtivities or all-staff training offerings to Tier 2/3 deep structured literacy tools like SPELL-Links to Reading and Writing, you will learn about choosing the right tools for each of your needed contexts.

Formative assessment should pinpoint exactly what a student needs, and interventions should match that same level of precision—yet too often, one or both are too broad, leading to widely used learning materials that are unvetted for driving meaningful, precise growth. Join Dr. Laine Bradshaw, leading researcher and designer of diagnostic formative assessment systems, for a deep dive into how precision in assessment, intervention, and efficacy research fuels real learning. Discover what truly works, moving personalized learning beyond activity to true productivity. 

Discover the top reasons Pearson’s achievement assessment solution stands out! From print and digital options to automated scoring and unlimited access, this webinar highlights how this solution simplifies assessment while maximizing flexibility, accuracy, and value. Get the most out of your investment with a cost-effective solution that offers unlimited administration, seamless updates, and the freedom to assess on your terms. 

Join us for an overview webinar and learn how you can use aimswebPlus to measure what matters and take your students to the next level!

We know that formative classroom assessments are often seen as assessments for learning, shifting the focus from evaluation to student growth. But did you know that they can also be assessments as learning? Join us for a thoughtful discussion on classroom assessment practices with Dr. Laine Bradshaw, founder of the Navvy formative classroom assessment system.

The DASH-2 is a comprehensive measure of handwriting speed for students ages 8 to 25 years. Authors Dr. Sheila Henderson and Dr. Anna Barnett will provide an overview of the test, then join Dr. Virginia Berninger for a discussion about the use of the DASH-2 with handwriting difficulties.

Join Process Assessment of the Learner (PAL) author, Virginia Wise Berninger, PhD, as she provides an overview of the model for screen/intervene, problem-solving consultations. She will cover differential diagnosis/specialized instruction for dysgraphia, dyslexia, and OWL-LD in the Revised PAL-II User Guide for Reading and Writing and for dyscalculia in the Revised PAL-II User Guide for Math. The Revised PAL Instructional Materials will also be discussed.  

This webinar will discuss developmental trauma and vulnerability to PTSD. It will dive into conceptualization, assessment, and treatment considerations as it pertains to PTSD.

Learn about how the DAS-II is unique to other assessments and can help meet the needs of diverse populations that you serve.