The 2027 Annual Comprehensive Literacy Conference is being held on January 13-15, 2027. This 3-day event will be held at the National Louis University Campus in the historic Gage Building at 18 S. Michigan Avenue.
Space is limited. Register early for best session selections.
Attend this conference to experience superb professional development and networking opportunities for K-8 classroom teachers, intervention teachers, instructional coaches, program specialists, and administrators.
Four strands: Comprehensive Literacy, Literacy Interventions, Students who are Multi-lingual, and Educational Leadership.
Speakers include: Wiley Blevins, Carl Anderson, Matt Glover, Nancy Anderson, Cris Tovani, John Schu, Jeff Williams, and many more!
Sessions emphasize the dynamic integration of literacy learning across the curriculum and policies that influence systemic school renewal.
Opportunities For Learning Include...
- Early literacy acquisition
- High quality intervention
- Comprehensive literacy instruction
Featured Speakers
Nancy Anderson
Wiley Blevins
Carl Anderson
John Schu
Cris Tovani
Matt Glover
We are asking registrants to register for sessions. Please review the sessions on the Agenda page and be prepared to select which session you would like to attend during each time slot as seating will be limited. Note that sometimes there are staggered sessions which allow for less congestion in hallways and visits to exhibitors.
If you are registering a group and would like a form that registrants can complete to indicate the sessions they want please click on this link for the form.
Session choices can be changed by the attendee. Instructions to modify your registration will be in the confirmation email.
The 2027 Comprehensive Literacy Conference team will be working closely with local health authorities to ensure that we adhere to the current health strategies in place during the conference. All participants will be required to follow the City of Chicago guidelines that are in place at the time of the event.
For current City of Chicago guidelines click here.
