How to Boost Reading Scores

(and Prove It to Admin!)

Course Details

May 13, 2026, 5:00 - 6:00 PM ET

1 Hour Lightning Learning

1 Credit Hour

Recommended for 6-12 school librarians.

$49

ABOUT THIS COURSE

Strengthen reading outcomes and show your impact with confidence.

Live Session via Zoom:
Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 5:00–6:00 PM ET

(Can’t attend live? Recording sent out after the live session.)

School librarians play a critical role in supporting literacy, but demonstrating that impact can prove challenging. This one-hour, online lightning learning focuses on independent reading as a strategy to grow reading skills. You will explore ways to align choice reading with instructional goals and communicate outcomes to teachers and administrators effectively.

You will leave this 1-hour lightning session with ideas for boosting reading engagement with students in grades 6-12, promoting a school-wide culture of independent reading, and clearly articulating the library’s role in improving student literacy.

Live. One Hour. $49.

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What You'll Learn Session Details

AFTER YOU ATTEND THIS COURSE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO:

Articulate how independent reading strengthens students’ reading skills.
Identify and implement programming strategies to promote choice reading in grades 6–12.
Outline next steps for launching or revitalizing an independent reading initiative in your own setting.

This is an online, 1-hour lightning learning and will include live, expert sessions with facilitated Q&A. You’ll earn one hour of PD credit and a Library Journal certificate of completion.

THIS WILL BE A 1-HOUR LIVE SESSION AND WILL INCLUDE

Guest speaker presentations by leaders in their field. (All sessions are recorded for on-demand access for six months after the course ends.)
Facilitated discussions: Audience participation in Q&A and discussion with guest speakers.

ON-DEMAND ACCESS

You will have access to the recording and additional resources for 6 months after the course ends.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

Complete the course and earn 1 professional development credit hour. We provide a certificate that is emailed to you.

ACCESSIBILITY

All guest speaker sessions feature auto-captioning and are made available on demand after the initial broadcast. Please email course-support@libraryjournal.com upon registration if you require any special accommodations, and we will make our best efforts to facilitate them.