di: Recent News from NIFDI

[Ashly Cupit]

Hi all,

I have attached the May edition of NIFDI News! In this edition:

   - NIFDI Announces Summer Coaching Academy
   - Register for the National DI Conference and Institutes
   - Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) Celebrates 30th Anniversary
   - Excellence in Education Awards Nominations Open

I have also attached a write-up celebrating the 50th Anniversary of
Spelling Through Morphographs. Longtime teacher Maria Collins shared her
experience with the DI program during its early days.

I'm also including a link to Dr. Zach Groshell's thoughtful look at our
recent webinar, *Science of Reading: Explicit Fundamental Language
Instruction to Improve Reading Comprehension*. In his reflection, he
highlights something often overlooked in reading instruction: how language
comprehension is intentionally built through instructional design, not left
to chance.
Read his full article here: https://bit.ly/4cRNxKg
Watch the webinar here: https://buff.ly/Y2XEnTp

*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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