Outdoor Learning Leadership Conference 2026

In this session, we’ll examine current literacy research through an outdoor lens, focusing on how foundational word recognition skills, including phonemic awareness and phonics, and language comprehension can be intentionally strengthened through outdoor learning experiences. You’ll have the opportunity to actively explore practical examples showing how to shift common instructional practices and activities outdoors and leverage the outdoor context for reading instruction. Leave this session with a deeper understanding of evidence-based literacy practices and practical ideas you can share with your teachers to shift reading instruction outdoors.