The Reading League Colorado

09/02/2026

♦️ Get ready to take the next step towards achieving your goals!
Scholarship Applications extended to Thursday, September 3rd!
https://idarmb.org/reading-in-the-rockies/
🔰 You'll receive clear guidance on the registration process and timeline, empowering you to turn your aspirations into reality.

09/01/2026

𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭! 📚✏️

We’re back together for 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐑𝐋-𝐂𝐎 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲: 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 by Dr. Leslie Laud.

Tonight, we’ll dig into:
📖 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟑: Planning — Teach and Model the Writing Process
📖 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟒:Organization — Text Structure

We’ll learn alongside one another, connect the ideas from the text to our own practice, and make space for discussion and collaboration.

🗓️ 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏
⏰ 6:30–7:30 PM MT
💻 Virtual — registered participants, check your email to access the participant guide for your zoom link.

Not caught up on the reading? 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐲! There’s still value in joining the conversation and learning with us.

We’ll see you tonight!

Want to join and not yet registered? bit.ly/TRLCOEvents

08/22/2026

𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲!
How do we support young children as they become writers?

Join Dr. Lucy Hart Paulson for 𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺: 𝘈 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴—a two-session virtual learning series designed for educators supporting early and developing writers.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫:
Early childhood educators • Kindergarten & 1st Grade teachers • Interventionists • Instructional Coaches • School Leaders

Together, we’ll explore a developmental approach to engaging young children in writing while honoring where they are and building from their strengths.

📅 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟓 & 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟐
⏰ 5:30–7:00 PM MT
💻 Virtual
🎟️ Free for TRL-CO members | $5 for non-members
🎥 Recordings available to registered participants

Save your seat or share this event with an early writing colleague.

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: bit.ly/TRLCOEvents

08/18/2026

What a great opportunity for learning!

✳️ Reading in the Rockies - Oct 2-3, 2026! 🎉
Meet our next set of distinguished speakers, who will share valuable insights and practical tools to support diverse learners.‼️
🎯 Register NOW & take advantage of early bird rates - ENDS on September 3rd!! https://idarmb.org/reading-in-the-rockies/

🎯 Explore our scholarship opportunities, with submissions due by September 3rd!
We look forward to welcoming you!

08/09/2026

Surprise! Even more opportunities to learn with Dr. Leslie Laud this fall! 🎉

You may have already seen our fall book study featuring Dr. Leslie Laud’s Executive Function Skills for Every Classroom—with Dr. Laud planning to chime in as she’s able. And now, we have even more learning to share!

This fall, The Reading League Colorado is teaming up with The Reading League Arizona to bring Dr. Laud to our communities for a two-part virtual learning series:

✏️ Bring the Science of Writing Alive

September 24 | K–2 Focus
Foundational writing for our youngest composers

October 15 | Grades 3+ Focus
From prompt to confident, well-organized writing

Both sessions will be interactive and packed with practical, evidence-aligned strategies you can bring back to your classroom.

⏰ 6:00–7:30 p.m. MT
💻 Virtual
🎟️ $5 for the full two-part series
✨ FREE for TRL-CO & TRL-AZ members with your member code

Whether you’re joining us for the book study, the virtual series, or both, we’re excited for all the ways we’ll be learning together this fall!

Register for the virtual series:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/bring-the-science-of-writing-alive

08/07/2026

Our Fall Book Study is officially underway—and it's not too late to join us!

What a fantastic kickoff to our exploration of 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 by 𝐃𝐫. 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐝. We're grateful to the nearly 𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 who have registered to learn alongside us this fall and to everyone who helped make our first discussion so engaging.

A special thank you to Dr. Leslie Laud for joining our first session, sharing her reflections, and engaging with participants. We were honored to have her voice as part of our conversation.
𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟏? 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝.

The recording is now available for registered participants, giving you plenty of time to catch up before 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏.

Next, we'll be discussing:
📖 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 3: 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 (pp. 41–58)
📖 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 4: 𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘛𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 (pp. 59–73)

Whether you're just opening the book, catching up with the recording, or ready to dive into the next chapters, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲.

🎥 Take a look at a few moments from our first session, then join us as we continue the conversation this fall.

🔗 Register today: bit.ly/TRLCOEvents



And a shout out of gratitude to our board members leading us in this learning—Sara Reeser and Melody Ilk 💙

08/03/2026

Hey Western Colorado folks — checkout this opportunity to support Dyslexia Foundation of Western Colorado with their evidence-aligned literacy efforts.

🎉 THIS SATURDAY!

The countdown is officially on!

Join us for the Fifth Annual Back to School Bash at Imondi Wake Zone !

📅 Saturday, August 8
🕙 10 AM–4 PM
🎟️ FREE Admission!

Come enjoy:
🌮 Food Trucks
🎶 Live Music
💦 Dunk Tank
🏖️ Aqua Park
🎁 Giveaways
🛍️ Local Vendors
📚 Community Resources

Bring your friends, your neighbors, and your family—we can't wait to see you!

08/02/2026

Our 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 begins 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟒, and there's still time to join us!

This fall, we'll explore 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 by Dr. Leslie Laud as a community of educators committed to helping students become more confident, capable, and self-regulated writers.

Over four virtual sessions, we'll read, reflect, and discuss practical strategies that connect executive function and writing instruction—all with an eye toward immediate classroom application.

𝑺𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 1 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈:
📖 Chapter 1 (pp. 1–16)
📖 Chapter 2 (pp. 17–40)

Haven't had time to read everything before our first meeting? Join us anyway! We know schedules are busy, and the value of a book study comes from learning together. Whether you've finished every page or are just getting started, we'd love to have you in the conversation.

📅 Tuesdays: August 4, September 1, October 6 & October 27
🕡 6:30–7:30 PM MT
💻 Recordings are included with registration.

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲: bit.ly/TRLCOEvents

07/31/2026