Revising & Editing Webinar

Join us for our first live expert webinar of 2026 with Dr. Gary Troia on January 28th at 7PM ET! This revising and editing webinar is entirely free, but registration is required.

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Webinar Description:

Dr. Troia will discuss the importance of feedback and revising/editing for enhancing the productivity and quality of written texts for students who find writing challenging. Building upon a shared understanding of what constitutes quality feedback, revising, and editing, Dr. Troia will introduce specific procedures for providing feedback and helping students engage in the revising and editing aspects of the writing process. Supports for these efforts, including checklists, graphic organizers, and technology applications will be shared. This webinar is appropriate for both parents/guardians and professionals.

Presenter Bio:

Gary A. Troia, PhD, CCC-SLP, is Professor of Special Education at Michigan State University. Prior to receiving his doctorate from the University of Maryland in 2000, he worked 10 years in the public schools as a special educator and speech-language pathologist, and 6 years as a university clinical supervisor. Dr. Troia is co-editor of the journal Topics in Language Disorders and serves on the editorial boards of several top special education journals. With colleagues Froma Roth and Colleen Worthington, he developed a phonological awareness intervention program for young at-risk children called Promoting Awareness of Speech Sounds (PASS), published by Attainment Company. With fellow researchers Lori Skibbe and Ryan Bowles and funding through the Institute of Education Sciences, he has developed an online phonological awareness assessment for young children with complex communication needs called ATLAS-PA, one component of the Access to Literacy Assessment System. Most recently, with funding from the Institute of Education Sciences, Dr. Troia, in collaboration with Adrea Truckenmiller and others, developed and piloted the Writing Architect, a web-based platform to collect and analyze student writing samples and, using the derived data, make instructional recommendations with links to evidence-based writing techniques and programs. Dr. Troia has authored over 75 research papers, book chapters, and white papers and has given numerous presentations about his work in the areas of phonological processing and awareness, writing assessment and instruction, and teacher professional development focused on literacy. He has been awarded over $7 million in intramural and extramural grants and contracts.