As part of its ongoing efforts to provide members of the Community of Practice with valuable professional development information, the Global Reading Network (GRN) offers two webinars in August spotlighting the topic of how math supports reading, an increasingly important topic globally.

The first webinar highlighted the latest research on the topic and case studies in the field. We heard from Linda Platas of San Francisco State University, who presented emerging research. Yasmin Sitabkhan from RTI International, and Mary Sugrue from the Education Development Center, showed us the connections between math and reading learning and offered case studies of effective literacy programs in Kenya and Rwanda. The Discussant, Marcia Davidson of the American Institutes for Research, summarized the presentations. 

The second webinar will feature Meera Tendolkar of Pratham India who will discuss their approach to reading and math and connections, opportunities and challenges with the approach. Tendolkar leads Pratham's Mathematics content team and has contributed to several of the organization's flagship programs such as Learning to Read and Read India Plus.

Register here for the August 31st webinar.