RX FOR DISCOVERY READING: FUNDAMENTALS WORKSHOP
Product information
$710.00
Featured: Eastern Time
6 Jun 2025 • 8:00am (EDT) • Virtual • $710.00
Registration closes 29 May 2025 8:00am (EDT)
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Description
- Evidenced-based: Based on meta-analyses research from the Institute of Education Sciences (Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten through 3rd Grade (2016); Improving Reading Comprehension in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade (2010); Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades (2007); What Works Clearing House (Practice Guides)
- Philosophy: Multi-modal, structured literacy approach (Carreker & Birsh, 2018) based on Scarborough’s Reading Rope (2001) and the Simple View of Reading (Gough & Tunmer, 1986) within a mediated learning instructional framework (Feuerstein, 1996)
- Instruction: Didactic and practicum learning experiences with hands-on, role-playing activities and lesson plan development
- Assessment: Participants will practice implementing a reading lesson plan with a small group and receive feedback on their demonstrations. Proficiency with designing and implementing multi-modal lesson plans that include the 6+1 writing traits will be assessed as well as the use of mediated learning instructional framework
Workshop Objectives:
- General: Successful completion of this workshop will enable educators to use evidence-based strategies to teach Pre-K – 3rd-grade students basic literacy skills.
- Specific: Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Understand the neurological basis of reading development and what educators should know about teaching reading
- Articulate how reading is related to spelling, written composition, and thinking
- Understand the Reading Rope and Simple View of Reading and how they provide a framework for the elements of a structured literacy approach to teaching reading
- Understand higher-level language skills traits and how to use language skills to develop students’ reading comprehension
- Use a multi-model, structured literacy approach to design and implement reading lesson plans
Implement Mediated Learning as the instructional methodology in decoding and reading comprehension instruction - Implement Mediated Learning as the instructional methodology in decoding and reading comprehension instruction
- Conduct informal assessments of students’ literacy skills
Asynchronous Learning Activities – All provided by NILD upon registration, may also be
- Watch three didactic PowerPoint lectures
- Complete a knowledge assessment based on the didactic lectures
- Read six research/journal articles
- Review online resources and watch two videos