Special Educators' Series:
CANCELED
Instructing & Supporting Students with Reading Disabilities
The purpose of the cohort is to deepen educators’ knowledge of literacy development, assessment, and scientifically-based reading instruction. Additional components include content to support the development of a student reading profile, the identification of appropriate instruction and accommodations, and the determination of attainable and ambitious goals with alignment to progress monitoring tools.
Outcomes:
- Describe how reading skill develops based on scientific models
- Strengthen understanding and interpretation of assessment information
- Develop expertise in the use of data to support instructional decision-making
- Identify characteristics of word recognition and comprehension difficulties, and align appropriate instructional strategies and interventions
- Engage in multi-sensory and structured literacy instruction approaches
- Explore the role of assistive technology in supporting literacy
- Identify essential components of writing instruction
Intended Audience:
This series is intended for K-12 special education teachers supporting students with dyslexia, reading disabilities, and students with other disabilities who struggle with reading, including students with autism or intellectual disability.
*Participants are encouraged to attend all sessions. Meetings will occur via Zoom (fall semester) and in-person (spring semester).
Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate individuals who have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and who need assistance at this event. Contact: Traci Seibert traci.seibert@aiu3.net
Content Questions Contact:
Kate Stuckey katherine.stuckey@aiu3.net
Registration questions:
Traci Seibert traci.seibert@aiu3.net