NEW TDP: Teaching Foundational English Literacy

Are you teaching Kindergarten to 3rd grade standards of English Literacy to:

• young students, 
• struggling students, 
• older students, 
• students who are literate in another language

Do you know what a struggling reader needs??

NEW TDP COMING SOON: Teaching and Assessing Foundational Literacy COURSE (Up to 3 TDP Credits) (Link)

This course will acquaint the participant with the basics in foundational literacy skills, informal assessments, and effective instructional practices for addressing literacy difficulties for all students with an emphasis on the multilingual student.  This course will also include preparation for the FoRT test.  

Learning Outcomes:

• Demonstrate an understanding of established purposes for assessing the performance of all readers including tools for screening, diagnosis, progress monitoring, and measuring.
• Administer and interpret appropriate assessments for students, especially those who struggle with reading and writing.
• Use multiple data sources to analyze individual readers’ performance and to plan instruction and intervention.
• Demonstrate the ability to plan appropriate intervention to address the needs of a struggling reader.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the content covered by the FoRT test
• Demonstrate an understanding of the EL student along with the students’ strengths and areas needing support. 

Dates:

Jan -April 4-6pm

(1/8 1/15, 1/22, 1/29)

(2/5, 2/12,  2/26)

(3/11, 3/18, 4/1)

(4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29)