The Science of Reading for Administrators Professional Learning Series focuses on developing background knowledge in the critical components of foundational literacy instruction, from foundational skills through fluency and reading comprehension. The modules integrate current research and translate it into classroom practice through a unique administrative lens.

The series consists of ten 2.5-hour facilitated, synchronous modules held via Zoom and continued learning through asynchronous materials and follow up activities.

• know what to look for when in classrooms.
• have conversations with teachers about literacy instruction.
• use the literacy background knowledge developed through the series when making decisions around programing, assessment, and resource allocation.
• lead literacy change at the school and district level
• . . . and much more!

Topics:

MODULE 1: The Brain and Reading
MODULE 2: The Brain and Reading Assessments & Oral Language and Literacy
MODULE 3: Features of Effective Instruction: What, Why, How
MODULE 4: The Power of Phonemic Awareness
MODULE 5: Word Blending: A Hierarchy of Skills  
MODULE 6: The Role of Automaticity
MODULE 7: Text Reading: What (with Whom), When, and How
MODULE 8: Growing Vocabularies
MODULE 9: Building Comprehension
MODULE 10: Pulling It All Together: Literacy Leadership

The Science of Reading Professional Learning Series teaches critical components of literacy instruction for Early Childhood Educators.  Each module integrates current research and translates it into classroom application. The series consists of ten 2.5-hour facilitated, synchronous modules and continued learning through asynchronous materials and follow up activities.  These modules address questions such as:

• What happens in the brain when we read? How can this understanding inform our instruction?
• How is reading related to oral language?
• What are high-leverage instructional routines that support reading acquisition?
• What is the role of direct explicit instruction in play-based pedagogy?
• How literacy can be used to support social emotional and executive function skills?
• How do we know we are using the right assessments to determine student need?
• … and much more!

Topics:

MODULE 1: The Brain and Reading
MODULE 2: Oral Language and Literacy
MODULE 3: Features of Effective Instruction: What, Why, How
MODULE 4: The Power of Phonemic Awareness
MODULE 5: Developing Sound-Symbol Correspondence
MODULE 6: Later Reading Development: Next Steps Toward Proficiency
MODULE 7: Using Texts with a Purpose
MODULE 8: Growing Vocabularies
MODULE 9: Building Listening Comprehension
MODULE 10: Pulling It All Together

Have you taken our virtual Introductory Science of Reading Professional Learning Series and want to keep learning? Sign up for our Digging Deeper into the Science of Reading Series—10 modules that dig in deeper to topics introduced in Modules 1-10 and address new areas, including spelling, morphology, and assessment. This series for Primary or Intermediate Grades consists of ten 2.5-hour facilitated, synchronous modules held via Zoom and continued learning through asynchronous materials and follow up activities.

Course Prerequisite: Completion of the 10-module Science of Reading series for Primary or Intermediate Grades.

Topics:

MODULE 11: Understanding Reading Disorders
MODULE 12: Literacy Development: Implications for Multilingual Learners
MODULE 13: Digging into Word Learning
MODULE 14: Digging into Spelling
MODULE 15: Digging into Morphology
MODULE 16: Digging into Comprehension
MODULE 17: Reading-Writing Connection
MODULE 18: The Brain and Learning
MODULE 19: The Brain and Reading Assessments
MODULE 20: Pulling It All Together II

This series for Grades 6-12 consists of ten 2.5-hour facilitated, synchronous modules held via Zoom and continued learning through asynchronous materials and follow up activities. These modules address questions such as:

• What happens in the brain when we read? How can this understanding inform our instruction?
• What are basic, intermediate, and disciplinary literacy? How do these levels impact reading grade level content material?
• How do we plan differentiated instruction to allow all students to access complex text?
• How do we analyze instruction to determine the presence of features of effective instruction?
• What is the importance of vocabulary acquisition? What impact does it have on comprehension?
• What role does strategy instruction play? How do high-leverage instructional routines support constructing meaning from text?
• . . . and much more!

Topics:

MODULE 1: Introduction to Adolescent Literacy
MODULE 2: Features of Effective Instruction
MODULE 3: Using Background Knowledge and Inferencing Skills
MODULE 4: Constructing Meaning While Reading: Get the Gist
MODULE 5: The Role of Vocabulary in Meaning Acquisition
MODULE 6: Self-monitoring and Questioning to Support Meaning Acquisition
MODULE 7: The Role of Fluency and Syntax in Meaning Acquisition
MODULE 8: Text-based Discussion
MODULE 9: The Reading-Writing Connection
MODULE 10: Pulling It All Together: Sustaining Practices