Professional Development Opportunity
for the 2025-2026 School Year
with Anna Geiger, M.Ed.
& Carrie Pfeifer, Ed.D.
Enrollment is now OPEN.
Reserve your spot by August 18!
Right now you're desperate to help ALL your students become confident readers. BUT ...
- You feel overwhelmed by conflicting reading methods and are desperate to know what actually works.
- You're struggling to feel confident in your reading instruction and wonder whether you're getting it right.
- You wonder how to possibly meet the diverse needs of all the students in your classroom — especially when you're teaching multiple grades with little to no support staff.
- You feel like you're figuring this out alone, without the specialists or reading coaches that larger districts have.
You're hearing buzz about new reading strategies, science-of-reading mandates, decodable vs. leveled book debates ... But none of it tells you exactly how to make it work in YOUR classroom.
Behind every theory, you're left wondering:
"What exactly should I do on Monday morning?"
"How do I balance phonics, comprehension and fluency ... so that all my students get exactly what they need?"
And how do I do this in a small school without the resources and support that other schools have?
You don't have to figure this out by yourself.
There is a clearer path to confident, effective reading instruction … and it doesn’t require a new curriculum, more hours, or sacrificing your evenings to figure it all out.
We’ll show you a step-by-step path grounded in research and real classroom practice — so you can teach reading with clarity, confidence, and results.
Introducing ...
The Reach All Readers®
Professional Development Opportunity
for the 2025-2026 School Year
Reach All Readers is the comprehensive course that bridges the gap between reading research and classroom practice, with 12 modules covering everything from brain science to lesson planning.
But that's not all ...
For the first time, participants have the special opportunity to be a part of 7 live online training sessions! Get all your questions answered in these 90-minute sessions with Dr. Carrie Pfeifer of Bethany Lutheran College ... included with your registration cost.
We know that teaching in a small school can feel isolating and overwhelming. We've experienced it!
That's why we're excited to team up to offer you the training you need and the support you deserve.
YOU WILL LEARN EXACTLY HOW TO:
- Apply the science of how children's brains learn to read so you can teach with confidence and purpose.
- Implement explicit instruction techniques that accelerate learning for all students, including those with dyslexia.
- Teach phonemic awareness and phonics systematically using research-backed methods that work in real classrooms.
- Connect spelling and morphology instruction to help students decode and spell words with accuracy and confidence.
- Build students' oral language and vocabulary in ways that directly support reading comprehension.
- Design effective reading lessons using structured literacy principles.
- Use assessment data to make informed decisions about instruction and identify students who need intervention.
- Support struggling readers with targeted strategies that address their specific needs.
- Connect reading and writing instruction to reinforce learning across both domains.
- Create a comprehensive reading block that incorporates all five pillars of reading instruction.
- Select quality programs and materials that align with science of reading principles.
- Transform your classroom from guessing what works to knowing exactly how to help every child become a successful reader.
YOU CAN TEACH READING WITH
CONFIDENCE AND SUCCESS
Reach All Readers is the comprehensive course that teaches you the essential components of reading instruction—from oral language and phonemic awareness to vocabulary and comprehension —with practical strategies you can implement immediately in your classroom.
EVEN IF you barely have time to lesson plan.
EVEN IF you teach students with complex needs.
And yes, EVEN IF you teach reading in a small school, to multiple grades, without support staff.
Reach All Readers is designed for busy teachers who need practical strategies that work immediately. The lessons are bite-sized, the resources are classroom-ready, and the methods are for all your students - even those with dyslexia.
And now, for the first time, we're excited to offer live professional development throughout the school year.
Here's what other teachers had to say after taking Reach All Readers ...
- Sarah learned more about the why AND how of reading instruction in this course than in any other training she's taken.
- Bernadette went from being skeptical and panicked about the science of reading to feeling confident and supported.
- Christine finally got the clarity she needed about the learning-to-read process and now has renewed vision and purpose for helping each student become an excellent reader.
- Lorie transformed her teaching with the clear, easy-to-follow format and immediately started using the classroom videos and downloadable materials with her students.
- Mandy went from uncertain to confident in her reading instruction and is now seeing real progress in her students after applying what she learned.
Here's what's included in the Reach All Readers Professional Development for the 2025-2026 School Year:
12 modules of training videos
By the end of this module, you'll understand why reading is a challenge for many students and gain the knowledge to replace ineffective methods with effective, research-backed instruction.
You'll learn how to reduce overwhelm by managing cognitive load, give clear and purposeful instruction, boost learning with frequent responses and meaningful feedback, and use retrieval practice to help learning stick.
Learn how to build daily oral language routines that grow vocabulary and comprehension, along with practical strategies to scaffold talk and support English language learners.
With practical strategies for explicit, effective phonemic awareness instruction, you'll be ready to support all students in learning the alphabetic principle and building the skills they need to decode with confidence.
You'll learn how to teach phonics systematically with a clear lesson structure, use decodable texts effectively, promote orthographic mapping, introduce multisyllable words with ease, and connect reading and spelling for deeper learning.
Fluency is more than speed. This module shows you how to help students read smoothly, accurately, and with expression, while giving you practical strategies to build fluency across all stages of reading.
You'll learn how to choose high-impact words, teach them for deep understanding, guide students in using context clues, build word knowledge over time, and support English language learners as they grow their vocabulary.
Comprehension is complex, not a single skill. This module gives you practical tools to support it. You'll learn how to build background knowledge, support syntax and sentence understanding, and teach comprehension strategies aligned with structured literacy.
Learn how to build automaticity with handwriting, scaffold early spelling, and teach writing with a structured approach so students develop strong sound-symbol connections, write clear sentences and paragraphs, and boost comprehension by responding to text.
This module clarifies what dyslexia is, and isn't, while showing why strong early instruction matters. You'll learn how to pursue a diagnosis when needed and how to support students with dyslexia using structured literacy.
In this module, you'll learn what MTSS is and how it helps schools meet each student's needs. You'll explore assessment systems, tiered instruction, data-driven decisions, effective reading blocks, and evaluating programs for alignment.
This bonus module introduces morphology, the study of meaningful word parts, and shows how it supports vocabulary, spelling, and comprehension. You'll learn key terms and see how to fit morphology into your structured literacy instruction.
50+ video demonstrations in real classrooms
See effective instruction in action with over 50 video demonstrations from K–3rd grade WELS classrooms. Watch real lessons in phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency—so you can clearly picture what research-based teaching looks like in practice.
Assessments & editable lesson plans
Get phonemic awareness and phonics assessments to identify student needs—plus editable lesson plans for phonics, comprehension, and more. These flexible tools help you deliver targeted, effective instruction without starting from scratch.
Teacher charts & tip sheets
Access a library of practical resources, including tip sheets for building letter knowledge, vocabulary, and more. You'll also get a menu of interventions by area of need and quick-reference guides for teaching high-frequency words and morphology.
Printable student resources
Enjoy a rich collection of differentiated (and often editable) resources for teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. You'll get a large library of differentiated decodable passages, text structure passages, and many more resources to support every learner.
Monthly 90-Minute Online PD Sessions led by Dr. Carrie Pfeifer
Extend your knowledge into practice with 7 interactive professional development sessions starting in September 2025. Two sessions will be offered each month to allow flexibility in required attendance. Professional development sessions are led by Dr. Carrie Pfeifer of Bethany Lutheran College.
Full 2025-2026 Professional Development Schedule
You will receive a ZOOM link to attend each of these live sessions
with Dr. Carrie Pfeifer and other participants.
Part One: The Big Picture, Reading Sub-Types, and Support System Basics
Saturday, September 27: 10-11:30 AM Central
or Monday, September 29 6-7:30 PM Central
- Models of Reading: The Reading Brain, Simple View of Reading, Scarborough’s Reading Rope, 4-Part Processor)
- Ehri’s Phases
- Balanced Literacy Practices -- Red Socks in the White Laundry
- The Reading Subtypes
- Defining a Data Informed System
- The Cognitive Loads of Literacy
Part Two: Oral Language and Phonological Awareness
Saturday, October 25: 10-11:30 AM Central
or Monday, October 27: 6-7:30 PM Central
- Return to the 4-Part Processor
- The Impact of Oral Language on Reading
- The Elements of Phonological Awareness
- The Impact of Phonological Awareness on Reading and Spelling
- Consonant and Vowel Phonemes
- Assessing Oral Language and Phonology
- Shared Readings
Part Three: Phonics
Saturday, November 22: 10-11:30 AM Central
or Monday, November 24: 6-7:30 PM Central
- A Phonics Scope and Sequence
- Systematic and Explicit Instruction and Why It is Needed
- Phoneme-Grapheme Mapping Activities
- High Frequency Word Instruction
- Dictation
- Decodables
Part Four: Phonics Continued -- Discussing Fluency and Creating a System of Support for Literacy
Saturday, January 24: 10-11:30 AM Central
or Monday, January 26: 6-7:30 PM Central
- Morphology: Prefixes, Suffixes, Syllable Types, Bases, and Roots
- Defining Fluency
- Multiple Measures to Assess Foundational Skills
- Implementing a Data-Informed Support System
- The Literacy Schedule
- Literacy Curriculums for Word Study
Part Five: Vocabulary and Supporting Multilingual Learners
Saturday, February 21: 10-11:30 AM Central
or Monday, February 23: 6-7:30 PM Central
- High Lexical Quality Practices
- The Vocabulary Tiers
- Instruction for Vocabulary: Introduction, Practice, and Direct Instruction
- Activities to Support Language-Rich Classrooms
Part Six: Background Knowledge and Comprehension
Saturday, March 28: 10-11:30 AM Central
Monday, March 30: 6-7:30 PM Central
- Building Background Knowledge and Why It Is So Essential
- Narrative Text Structure Skills
- Informational Text Structure Skills
- Assessing Comprehension
Part Seven: The Reading and Writing Connection
Saturday, April 25: 10-11:30 AM Central
Monday, April 27: 6-7:30 PM Central
- Research-Supported Writing Practices
- Why Teaching Handwriting is Important
- Teaching and Assessing Spelling
- Expanding the Sentence Level
- Teaching Students to Write Paragraphs
- Assessing Writing
Enroll today!
When you enroll, you will receive one year's access to ...
- 12 course modules
- 13 hours of video lessons
- 50+ classroom videos in kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade classrooms
- Printable charts and tip sheets
- Printable student resources
- Certificate for 30 hours of continuing ed credits
- Free opportunity to earn a Micro-Credential from Credentials Unlimited
Most exciting of all, you will also receive:
- 7 live professional development sessions throughout the school year with Dr. Carrie Pfeifer, with opportunities to discuss and problem solve with fellow WELS teachers
$500 per teacher
Meet your instructors
Meet Anna Geiger
Anna Geiger is the author of Reach All Readers, a comprehensive guide to the science of reading for classroom teachers. After twenty years as a balanced literacy advocate, she shifted to research-based practices upon discovering the science of reading.
With classroom experience in grades 1-5 and a Master's in Curriculum & Instruction, Anna now serves educators through her website, The Measured Mom, offering hands-on lessons and printable resources.
She is Orton-Gillingham certified, holds a Reading Science graduate certificate from Mount St. Joseph University, hosts the Triple R Teaching podcast, and provides resources to thousands of PreK-3rd grade educators through her membership site.
Anna is currently pursuing a PhD in Literacy through Middle Tennessee State University.
Anna Geiger, M.Ed.
Author of the Text &
Creator of the Online Course
Meet Dr. Carrie Pfeifer
Dr. Carrie Pfeifer is Professor and Education Department Chair at Bethany Lutheran College, where she holds the Browne Literacy Chair and directs the campus literacy clinic that provides free interventions to community children.
With over 30 years of teaching experience in elementary and secondary schools, she holds a Master's in Curriculum and Instruction from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and a doctorate in Special Education from Nova Southeastern University.
Dr. Pfeifer provides professional development in the science of reading to area districts, serves on state education boards including the Reading Panel of Professional Educators' Licensing and Standards Board, and presents nationally on literacy, special education, and neuroscience topics.
She is a member of Higher Education Literacy Professionals (HELP) and serves as an adjunct professor in the graduate program at Martin Luther College.
Carrie Pfeifer, Ed.D.
Leader of Professional Development Sessions
What Teachers Are Saying
"I feel so much more confident and equipped in teaching reading and language arts, and I've seen so much growth and progress in my students as I apply all I learned."
"Thank you for a practical and simple to understand program about the science of reading and all its components. There is so much to learn and practice, but even adding a few of these ideas will have great impact on my classroom learning, as I've already experienced. Thank you!"
"What an incredible program! From start to finish, it exceeded my expectations!! Anna shared hours of peer-reviewed research as well as hands-on learning in a classroom setting. Anna's feedback to all of the comments was greatly appreciated!"
"This course was so very practical! Every reading teacher should take it. The videos make the textbook come alive so that you are with her on every point, and you are ready to put it all into practice."
"This course was the perfect way to enhance my understanding of the Science of Reading. It is all-encompassing but not overwhelming, and the coursework alongside the book made it such a great learning experience for me. I would recommend this book (and course) to any teacher from 1 year to 20 years experience! It was fantastic."
"I learned and understood more of the why AND how in this course than I have in any other trainings. The course is comprehensive, well-organized, and appropriate for teachers with all levels of experience with the science of reading."
"I strongly recommend this course to any teacher that wants to learn more about the Science of Reading to help improve and inform their instruction. Teaching literacy is very complex, but this book and course really tie everything together."
Let's sum it all up …
This Reach All Readers Professional Development Opportunity is the comprehensive online course and live professional development that will give you the tools and training you need to reach all readers in your kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, or combination classroom. We also recommend this opportunity for teachers of older grades with struggling readers, and for all school principals.
The course includes one year's access to:
- 12 course modules
- 13 hours of training videos with printable transcripts
- Within the 13 hours, you'll find 50+ video demonstrations in real classrooms
- Multiple assessments
- Printable charts and tip sheets
- Student activities (many editable or differentiated) that you can use in a variety of settings: whole group, small group, one-on-one, and at centers.
You will also get
- 7 live professional development sessions with Dr. Carrie Pfeifer - plus the opportunity to offer and receive support from other WELS teachers
- A certificate for 20 hours of continuing education credits
- The opportunity to earn a micro-credential from Credentials Unlimited when you attend the seven live sessions and pass the final test with 80% accuracy
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How can I ask my school to cover the cost?
Simply download this letter in Google Docs and personalize it for your needs!
Do I need a course textbook?
Yes. All participants should order the course textbook so they are ready for the assigned readings. The text is priced very affordably on Amazon.
Do you do purchase orders?
Yes! Email Anna's team at hello@themeasuredmom.com, and we'll get you set up with an invoice.
When does the course start and finish?
When you sign up, you'll receive immediate access to the full course. You will also receive an email with the live professional development dates and Zoom links. You will have access to all course materials until August 18, 2026.
What grade level is the course for?
All elementary teachers will benefit from this course, because all teachers should know how to help students who struggle in reading. However, the course is specifically designed for kindergarten, first, second, and third grade teachers. We also highly recommend the course for school principals.
Is this course a complete program?
Reach All Readers is a flexible guide, not a program
I've designed the templates, cheat sheets, and printables to be used in any K-3 classroom.
Will I get continuing education credits?
Each student will receive a certificate for 20 hours of continuing education credits upon completing the course.
This certificate can be used for professional development hours if your school, district, or employer accepts them. Please note that we don't actually provide the CEU's; this is usually done through your district office or employer.
Since each state's requirements are different, we ask that you check with your district office prior to your enrollment.
If you attend all the live sessions and achieve at least 80% on the final 75-question test, you will also earn a micro-credential at no extra cost.
Can I earn college credit?
Yes! After you receive your certificate of completion, you can apply it toward one college/unit credit through Courses4Teachers for an additional fee. Learn more here.
Reach All Readers is perfect for you if …
- You’re just getting started in your teaching career and want to build a solid foundation right out of the gate.
- You’re an experienced teacher ready to learn more about the science of reading, and you’re ready to equip yourself with new strategies and time-saving tips.
- You have no problem investing a few hours a week as long as you know that every bit of energy you invest is one step closer to reaching every reader in your classroom.
- In fact, you’re ALREADY investing time and energy trying to reach every reader. The only problem is, you lack a streamlined system for fitting it all together and making all your efforts worthwhile.
- You’re ready to kick overwhelm to the curb, because you know that solid, effective instruction is within your grasp.
Enroll today!
When you enroll, you will receive one year's access to ...
- 12 course modules
- 13 hours of video lessons
- 50+ classroom videos in kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade classrooms
- Printable charts and tip sheets
- Printable student resources
- Certificate for 20 hours of continuing ed credits
- Free opportunity to earn a Micro-Credential from Credentials Unlimited
Most exciting of all, you will also receive:
- 7 live professional development sessions throughout the school year with Dr. Carrie Pfeifer, with opportunities to discuss and problem solve with fellow WELS teachers