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Delivery model: virtual or in person
Session length: 30 minutes or longer
Session times: before or after school, in-service days, Act 80 days, summer
Acadience Reading Workshop
This workshop is designed for new users of Acadience Reading or those who want an in-depth refresher. Participants will understand the conceptual and research foundations of Acadience Reading, learn how to administer and score the Acadience Reading assessment, practice scoring each of the measures, and prepare for benchmark and progress monitoring.
The Science of Reading and the Big 5
Understanding the Science of Reading and how it applies to classroom instruction is critical to teaching all students to read. Reliable resources will be shared and discussed. In addition, this workshop will provide an understanding of effective instruction in the areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary. Engaging strategies for each of the areas will be shared.
Mathematics Interventions
Academic interventions are critical to helping students succeed. This training will focus on identifying students that need intervention, identifying the appropriate intervention, identifying the intensity of interventions, and how to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions. Evidence-based intervention strategies will also be covered.
Reading Interventions
Academic interventions are critical to helping students succeed. This training will focus on identifying students that need intervention, identifying the appropriate intervention, identifying the intensity of interventions, and how to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions. Evidence-based intervention strategies will also be covered.
Advanced Phonemic Awareness: Heggerty
This workshop will provide an overview of phonological and phonemic awareness, learn the differences between phonological awareness and phonics, and how to use the Heggerty curriculum to provide daily, multisensory lessons in phonological and phonemic awareness.
MTSS Implementation
Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) is a framework designed to provide support for all students using a tiered model of prevention and intervention. Using PA's fidelity tool this training will provide school teams with the opportunity to assess their current framework of support, identify strengths and needs, and then develop action steps for improvement. Ongoing support will be provided for teams as they look to scale up their implementation of the framework.
LETRS
The LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) is professional learning that provides educators and administrators with deep knowledge to be literacy and language experts in the science of reading. It is a flexible literacy professional learning solution for educators and administrators. LETRS teaches the skills needed to master the fundamentals of reading instruction—phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, writing, and language.
Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV
Mission Statement: The mission of Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV is an education and community service agency comprised of highly qualified staff who customize solutions to evolving challenges.
