Today was our last day for RPI 2026. Bittersweet in a way because I enjoyed learning (and remembering) all of this valuable information, but I do get to go back to my class and implement these skills and knowledge. I have so much more confidence in myself when it comes to teaching Reading in my classroom. Reading is so complex, but I feel more reassured that I am on the right track and can give my learners the best that I can. My biggest takeaways will definitely be Vocabulary. It is something that I have been doing in my classroom since 2020. But after being in RPI, I realise I haven't been doing as much as I can do to extend my learners. Something as simple as suffixes and prefixes have given my learners so much enjoyment now that I have made it a weekly constant. They are taking more ownership and autonomy of their learning in vocabulary, and I know it is because of the scaffolds I have given them since being in RPI. Something else that is so valuable are provocations. They pul...