California Universal Screener Essentials (Online)

Beginning Fall 2025, California’s new legislation, SB 114 will go into full effect. The bill requires all K-2 student be screened for literacy risk. This virtual workshop will cover the basics for implementing a universal screening tool and how to support identified readers on your campus.

By the end of this workshop, participants will have a clear understanding of California’s new universal literacy screening requirement, including its purpose, structure, and alignment with state literacy initiatives. They will learn how to interpret screening results, explore skill assessments to identify student needs and tailor instruction for effective intervention.

Audience: School and District administrators, interventionists, reading specialists
Length: 3 hours
Presenter/s: Chantel Touryan-Schaefer
Dates: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Time: 4:00 – 7:00  pm
Cost: Group Rate $1,500 up to 35 teachers, Individual = $350

Outcomes

• Understand purpose of California’s new universal literacy legislation
• Learn how to administer school selected screener
• Explore interpreting screener results skill based assessments for grouping
• Tailor grouping to instructional needs based on assessment results

Teacher Bio

Chantel Touryan-Schaefer was a first-grade classroom teacher for 14 years before following her passion for reading instruction to become a Reading Specialist. Chantel is a Reading Specialist and Certified Dyslexia Advocate in California and is working toward her CALT certification. She recently joined the Chartwell Teaching Institute as Associate Director. She has aided numerous readers in realizing their potential using the Orton-Gillingham and Structured Literacy methods and continues to support burgeoning readers.