Great Minds at The Reading League Conference 2025 

Join us for three packed days of literacy learning, expert insights, and engaging booth experiences—plus a chance to meet literacy leaders and win big.

October 8–10, 2025 | Chicago, IL
Booth #304 | #TRLConf2025

Teacher and student reading a book

Stop by Booth #304 to see what high-quality ELA looks like in action.

Friday
SEPTEMBER 27

Caution: Accelerated Curriculum Ahead!
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. | Marriott | Ballroom Salon 12 & 13 
Grade band: 6–8 


No More Tears: Developmentally Appropriate Assessment
9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. | DC Convention Center | Room 101  
Grade band:
K–2 


IN-BOOTH
Rekenrek Counting
9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.


IN-BOOTH
Visibility²: Premodule and Embedded Assessments Reveal Student Understanding 
10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.


Connecting the Dots: Deepening Conceptual Understanding Through Connections Across Domains
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Marriott | Monument Room 
Grade band: 8–10


Routines to Support Multilingual Learners' Social Status in the Mathematics Classroom
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | DC Convention Center |Room 102AB 
Grade band: K–12


Modeling Can Be Messy
1:00 p.m.–2:15 p.m. | DC Convention Center | 204AB
Grade band: 8–10


IN-BOOTH
Student-Centered Learning & Discourse in Eureka Math2 
1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.


Invigorate, Engage, Inspire: Low-Floor, High-Ceiling Activities
4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | DC Convention Center | Room 151A
Grade band: 6–8 

Saturday
SEPTEMBER 28

Cultivating Students’ Mathematical Identity through Probability and Statistics 
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. | DC Convention Center| Room 154AB
Grade band: 6–8 


Cooking, Currency, and Culture: Inviting Student Stories into Middle School Math
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | DC Convention Center| 147B
Grade band: 6–8

Participants will be eligible to receive a swag bag as a thank you for attending our in-booth sessions.


Exponentially Greater: What's New in Eureka Math² 

Thursday 10/26 | 9:30 a.m.


Visibility²: Premodule and Embedded Assessments Reveal Student Understanding 

Thursday 10/26 | 10:30 a.m.
Thursday 10/26 | 3:30 p.m.
Friday 10/27 | 10:30 a.m.


Student-Centered Learning & Discourse  

Thursday 10/26 | 11:30 a.m.
Friday 10/27 | 1:30 p.m.


Accessibility2: How Readability, Learning Supports, and UDL Create Entry Points for All Students 

Thursday 10/26 | 1:30 p.m.


Engagement²: Digital Interactives with Eureka Math² 

Thursday 10/26 | 2:30 p.m.


Rekenrek Counting

Friday 10/27 | 9:30 a.m. 

What You’ll Experience at the Booth

Whether you’re exploring new curriculum, decodable texts, or foundational tools, Great Minds® has what every K–8 literacy educator needs.

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The Reading League Reception

Enjoy complimentary sweets at our booth during The Reading League–sponsored reception on Wednesday, October 8 from 4:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 

Featured Event:
Melissa & Lori Book Signing

 

Stop by the Great Minds booth to meet the hosts of the Melissa & Lori Love Literacy podcast and co-authors of The Literacy 50—A Q&A Handbook for Teachers: Real-World Answers to Questions About Reading That Keep You Up at Night.

  • Thursday, October 9 | 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
  • Free signed copies available while supplies last
Melissa and Lori Love Literacy - Book Signing

iPad Giveaway

We’re giving away a brand-new iPad Air to one lucky attendee!

iPad Air with an image of The Great Wave

Double your chances to win!

  • Submit your info online now.
  • Then stop by Booth #304 to finalize and claim your entry.

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Explore the Great Minds ELA Suite 

Arts & Letters - Tham Luang table discussion Prologue 5 teacher assists table ot students

Arts & Letters

Joyful, flexible, knowledge-rich ELA
 

Wit & Wisdom - Students in group discussion

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Deep texts, authentic content, real comprehension
 

Geodes - Teacher and Student Reading

Geodes

Decodables that build knowledge, not just skills

Backed by Research. Chosen by Educators. 

Built on Science of Reading research

Proven impact with Johns Hopkins University and Knowledge Matters 

Trusted by schools and districts nationwide 

Rated All-Green
by EdReports*

*Currently applies to Wit & Wisdom®. Other ELA programs have not yet been reviewed.