Trainings & Events
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OLC Member Meeting
Wednesday, Jan 21, 2026 @ 1:30 am
Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 9:30 am Our January 2026 member network meeting will feature special guests Katy Reese and Jeanne Bruland to share about supporting older struggling readers. Open to […]
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Making Data Matter: Literacy Learning Walk and Public Forum
Monday, Dec 8, 2025 @ 4:00 pm
Join us for a public panel where we will bring together OUSD educators, district leaders, and other community stakeholders to reflect on how assessment data can be used as a […]
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Chapters of Change
Wednesday, Sep 17, 2025 @ 11:00 am
Join us for Chapters of Change on September 17th! Enjoy an evening filled with community, inspiration, and the joy of giving back. Sponsorship Opportunities | Purchase Tickets | Donate
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Spring Literacy Institute
The Oakland Literacy Coalition’s Spring Literacy Institute is a dynamic two-day learning experience designed for literacy program leaders, educators, tutors, and staff. Join us to deepen your understanding of the […]
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OLC Holiday Happy Hour
Join us for at our Holiday Happy Hour as we toast to a wonderful year and celebrate our incredible Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director! This special gathering is a chance to […]
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Quarterly Member Meeting: Early Language and the Growing Brain
Tandem, Partners in Early Learning will be presenting on Early Language and the Growing Brain! This is a member network meeting. To learn more about becoming a member, click here.
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A, E, I, O, and YOU!: Building Vowel Power for Stronger Phonics Instruction
A, E, I, O, and YOU!: Building Vowel Power for Stronger Phonics Instruction When we think of vowels, we often picture just five little letters—but the English language actually contains over a […]
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Unlocking the Power of Screener Data for Early Literacy Success
RSVP Here Gain deeper insight into universal screener data and the essential early literacy skills it reflects. We’ll explore the progression of fluency, common response patterns, and key factors to […]
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Back to School for the Whole Family: Build Your Reading Toolbelt
RSVP Here | Access the Zoom Workshop Here We’re kicking off the new school year with an interactive workshop designed to help families support their children’s reading journey, whether they’re just […]
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Building Blocks of Literacy Fun & Flexible Morphology Activities with Words in the Wild
Building Blocks of Literacy Fun & Flexible Morphology Activities with Words in the Wild Discover how teaching morphology supports reading and vocabulary by helping students understand word parts like prefixes, […]
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Member Network Meeting
Join us for our first in-person Member Network meeting of the year, hosted at Girls Inc.’s office! This event will strengthen connections within our member community, celebrate progress and successes […]
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Collaborative Inquiry & Literacy Leadership
Lead By Learning joined us to talk about the intersection of collaborative inquiry and literacy leadership. Librarian educator John Evans of Helms Middle School in West Contra Costa Unified School […]
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Libraries at the Center: an Inquiry-Based Approach to Literacy Leadership
Join our Dec. 3 learning session to learn how librarians are literacy leaders and community connectors. Featuring insights from Sarah Sugarman & Charley Brooks of @leadbylearning_ and @WCCUSD Librarian John Evans. 12/3 from 9:30-11:30 […]
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Bridging Literacy: From Knowledge to Practice in Reading Instruction
In partnership with the National Center on Improving Literacy, the OLC Presents: “Bridging Literacy: From Knowledge to Practice in Reading Instruction.” In this webinar, participants will see the integration of […]
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Understanding Outcomes from the ‘Right to Read’ Settlement
In early December, researchers at Stanford University released a working paper titled The Achievement Effects of Scaling Early Literacy Reforms, co-authored by Sarah Novicoff and Thomas S. Dee. The researchers […]
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Pours and Prose
Bring your favorite book and support the OLC over a beverage at Roses’ Taproom. You can choose to chat about your favorite read or immerse yourself quietly in prose. Roses’ […]
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Chapters of Change
Join us for Chapters of Change, a celebration of the change we create and the future we shape through the transformative power of literacy. Enjoy delicious cocktails & hours d’oeuvres […]
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Implementing Reading Instruction Aligned to the Science of ReadingMay 2024
Agenda Highlights On May 6, 2024, the Oakland Literacy Coalition and National Center on Improving Literacy hosted a virtual session presented by Judith L. Fontana, Ph.D. The session provided tools […]
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Understanding Outcomes of the “Right to Read” Settlement
Agenda Highlights Our January 17, 2024 virtual forum featured Sarah Novicoff, lead author of the working paper The Achievement Effects of Scaling Early Literacy Reforms. She and her co-researcher looked […]
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Sunday Funday
Join the Oakland Literacy Coalition for a Sunday Fund-ay of bowling, football, food & drinks, and chances to win prize giveaways!
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2024 Literacy and Justice for All Symposium
Literacy and Justice for All 2024 is a dynamic 2-day symposium in downtown Oakland focused on promoting effective practice in literacy and reading skills and mobilizing the field of learning […]
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June Virtual Literacy Round Table
Agenda Highlights On June 6, 2023, the Oakland Literacy Coalition hosted a virtual roundtable bringing in three different voices and perspectives in the Oakland literacy landscape. Romy Trigg-Smith, Director of […]
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Oakland Schools Literacy Roundtable
As the school year comes to an end, join us in a reflective discussion where we will explore the best literacy practices, create opportunities for connection and understanding, and align for the 2023-2024 school year. Sign up: bit.ly/mayliteracyroundtable
This is an opportunity to hear three different voices and perspectives in the Oakland literacy landscape. We will be joined by Romy Trigg-Smith, Director of Early Literacy PK-2 at Oakland Unified School District; Jasmin Tow Director of Early Literacy at Education for Change Public Schools and Erin Cox, Early Learning Program Manager at Aspire Public schools.
This forum is open to anyone who is interested in learning about what our schools and students experienced this past school year. We will take a reflective moment to uplift strong literacy practices, share successes, discuss the intersections between policy and practice and map out strategies for alignment and collective impact in the 2024-2025 school year. Register on zoom ahead of time. -
Write to Read! A Fundraiser for the Oakland Literacy Coalition
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The OLC is delighted to gather our community together in person, in the beautiful light- and art-filled Artthaus Studios for a conversation with three authors who have all used their voice and their stories to illuminate social justice issues:
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March Open House
Join us for an early evening of wine, refreshments and community. Meet some of the great organizations and people who make up the OLC network. Connect with other leaders and changemakers elevating […]
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Implementing New Literacy Curriculum and Strategies
Agenda Highlights On April 20, 2022, the Oakland Literacy Coalition hosted our Quarterly Forum where we were in conversation with Oakland Unified School District educators, literacy leaders and principals about […]
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Building Liberatory Learning Spaces
Agenda Highlights On February 16, 2022, the Oakland Literacy Coalition was pleased to have Dr. Sabrina “Bri” Moore led our first IN TRAINING session “Building Liberatory Learning Spaces.” This workshop […]
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Black Minds and the History of Eductation
Agenda Highlights Earlier this month on January 19th, the Oakland Literacy Coalition was honored to have Tyson Amir lead a powerful presentation for our Winter Forum and our first In […]
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Different Communication Modes
Agenda Highlights. In our Spring Literacy Forum, we convened a parent/educator panel for a rich discussion of lesson learned from a year of remote schooling. Our panelists looked at what […]
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February 2021 SEL Trainings
Agenda Highlights Social emotional health is critical for young children as it is critical for us all. We know that for children to reach their academic goals, we need to […]
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OUSD’s New ELA Framework
Agenda Highlights Goals like reading success for all require transformational change and leadership. Our Winter Literacy Forum was an opportunity for educators, parents, programs, organizations, and other community members to […]
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Social & Emotional Learning
Agenda Highlights Our Fall Quarterly meeting featured an interactive presentation about Social and Emotional Learning. We were thrilled to bring Aija Simmons (Program Manager in the department of Social and […]
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Oakland REACH & Springboard Collaborative
Agenda Highlights This quarter we examined virtual learning in Oakland. This past Spring, as COVID-19 began appearing in communities across the Bay Area and the rest of the country, schools […]
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Understanding Dyslexia
Agenda Highlights Our Spring Quarterly Meeting focused on Understanding Dyslexia. After spending the previous few months learning more about the science of reading and best practices in teaching reading, dyslexia […]
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Literacy Work & Goals
Agenda Highlights Our Winter Quarterly Meeting focused on literacy work and literacy goals in Oakland. After a whirlwind year of reading and discussing national coverage about reading instruction, and hearing […]
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Literacy Development & Instruction from Birth to Early Elementary
Agenda Highlights Our Fall Quarterly meeting centered around literacy development and instruction from birth to early elementary. The question of “what is the best way to teach reading?” has been […]
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Reforming the Proposition 13 Corporate Loophole
Agenda Highlights For our Summer Quarterly meeting we focused primarily on learning more about reforming the Proposition 13 corporate loophole. We heard an engaging presentation from Ben Grieff with Evolve […]
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Special Education & Literacy
Agenda Highlights Our Spring Quarterly Meeting was energizing, engaging, and exciting. We were joined by Roilyn Graves from Envision Public Schools, who led a workshop for participants to help us […]
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After School Programs & Literacy Education
Agenda Highlights On Wednesday, January 16, over 30 participants representing a wide variety of organizations throughout Oakland convened at Chapter 510 & the Department of Make-Believe for an exciting morning […]
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Fall Quarterly OLC Meeting Highlights
Agenda Highlights On Wednesday, October 17, over 35 community partners in 30 organizations met at the East Bay Community Foundation conference center for the Fall Quarterly OLC Meeting. You can […]
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June 2018: Summery Quarterly OLC Meeting
Agenda Highlights On Wednesday, July 25, 2018, over 40 community partners representing over 30 organizations met at Chapter 510 and the Department of Make Believe for the Summer Quarterly OLC […]
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Spring 2018: Spring Quarterly OLC Meeting
Agenda Highlights On Wednesday, May 23, 2018, over 50 community partners representing over 30 organizations met at Chapter 510 and the Department of Make Believe for the Spring Quarterly OLC […]
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Winter 2018: Winter Quarterly Meeting
Agenda Highlights On January 24, 2018, over 40 community partners joined the OLC for our Winter Quarterly Meeting. We were joined by OUSD Board President, Aimee Eng, who shared about […]
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Early Education Landscape in Oakland
Agenda Highlights On April 19th, 40 network partners joined us for our April meeting focused on the early education landscape in Oakland. In addition to our knowledgable expert speakers, OLC […]
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Winter 2017
Agenda Highlights The focus of this meeting is geared towards educators, practitioners and providers looking to develop and utilize read alouds to support children, classrooms, and families. UPDATE […]
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