SLD Literacy - Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties - Landing Page

Young female Hispanic teacher working with two young female students reading a book in the library.

Through engagement in this series of 13 modules, participants will understand the current research, implications, and the essential elements necessary for assessing, preventing, and overcoming reading difficulties.

This series was created in conjunction with David Kilpatrtick, PhD to compliment the information provided in his book Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties (Wiley, 2015).

For any questions contact Emily Ottinger at ottinger_e@cde.state.co.us.

Session 1 - Modules 1-4

Module 1 -Reading Research and the Research to Practice Gap
Module 2 - Current Approaches to Reading Instruction: Why Many Learners Still Struggle
Module 3 - The simple view of Reading
Module 4 - Word-Level Reading

Approximate time to complete Modules 1-4

4 hours and 15 minutes

Certificate -

To receive a certificate for three (3) hours of recertification credit, participants must complete a brief evaluation survey and pass a ten (10) question quiz with a score of eight correct answers or higher.

Session 2 - Modules 5-8

Module 5 - Reading Comprehension
Module 6 - Introduction to Reading Assessment; Assessing Phonological Skills
Module 7 - Assessing Phonics Skills
Module 8 - Assessing Word Identification and Reading Fluency

Approximate time to complete Modules 5-8

2 hours

Certificate -

To receive a certificate for three (3) hours of recertification credit, participants must complete a brief evaluation survey and pass a six (6) question quiz with a score of five correct answers or higher.

Session 3 - Modules 9-13

Module 9 - Assessing Reading Comprehension and Related Skills
Module 10 - Effective Approaches for Preventing Reading
Module 11 - Effective Interventions for reading Difficulties
Module 12 - Case Examples of Reading Disabilities
Module 13 - Specific Learning Disability Identification

Approximate time to complete Modules 9-13

2 hours

Certificate -

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