di: February NIFDI News and New Science of Reading Webinar Announced

[Ashly Cupit]

Hi all,

We recently announced the first webinar in a new Science of Reading
series, *Explicit
Fundamental Language Instruction to Improve Reading Comprehension*. This
free webinar, hosted by NIFDI President Dr. Kurt Engelmann, will take place
on Thursday, March 26, 3pm PT / 6pm ET. Read more about it in the attached
document or at
https://www.nifdi.org/training-events/events-calendar/free-event/sor-series-1.html

I have also attached the February NIFDI News. In this newsletter:

Registration for the 52nd National Direct Instruction Conference is now
open! Dr. Carl Hendrick will be our featured keynote speaker. Learn more or
register: https://bit.ly/Eugene_2026

Videos of our webinars about Authentic DI Programs are now available on
YouTube. The webinars covered Literacy Programs
<https://youtu.be/aEwUCggemPg?si=hB6LQCqoGimNnMCM> and Math Programs
<https://youtu.be/fGI6uYfnzbg?si=tROqvXqU8QDc6xMS>.

Excellence in Education Award Nominations are open. Please take the
opportunity to honor a member of the DI “family.” You can read more and
view the nomination packet at:
https://www.nifdi.org/training-events/excellence-in-education-awards.html



Ashly Cupit
Administrative Specialist / Financial Assistant

Registration for the 52nd National Direct Instruction Conference is now
open! View the brochure and registration information at:
https://bit.ly/Eugene_2026
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