Equipped for Reading Success On-Demand Course

Audience: Educators, Other District/School Staff | Topic: Learning Supports, Literacy, Special Education | Hosted by: Office of Special Education

Requirement for School / District Staff: N/A

On-Demand format

A Colorado professional learning series based on the book Equipped for Reading Success by Dr. David Kilpatrick and presented by Deb Hoesterey, educational consultant. The modules in this series follow David Kilpatrick's manual and help educators implement the evidence based instructional methods that are most effective for students with reading difficulties.

This course is self paced and can be accessed and completed any time.

If you have any questions about this course please contact Emily Ottinger, ottiner_e@cde.state.co.us, Colorado Department of Education Specific Learning Disability Consultant.

Learner Objectives

Upon completion of the modules participants will:

Understand the importance of the development of word recognition skills in reading comprehension.
Understand the mental process of orthographic mapping of words
Be aware of when phonological awareness training should start and why all readers can benefit from this training
Understand the importance of phoneme proficiency and the necessary skills for its development
Understand what needs to change about how we teach reading and why
Know and understand the appropriate sequence of reading approaches

Sections:

Section 1 (Modules 1 - 7)

Section 2 (Modules 8 - 13)

Section 3 (Modules 14 - 16)

Certificate

Upon completion of each section course participants will be eligible to complete a brief evaluation and knowledge check. When a passing score is achieved an certificate for that course section will be sent to the email address provided in the survey.

Section 1 Modules 1 thru 7

Section 1 Module Topics

Fluent Word Recognition And Phoneme Awareness
Orthographic Mapping
Understanding Phonological Awareness
Levels of Phonological Awareness
Orthographic Mapping and Sight Word Learning: Why we need phoneme awareness
Orthographic Mapping and Sight Word Learning: Why we map orthographically
Teaching Reading in Light of Orthographic Mapping

Watch Modules 1 - 7

Section 1 Key Takeaways

Section 1 Evaluation & Certificate

Please complete this brief evaluation & quiz for Modules 1 through 7 of Equipped for Reading Success On-Demand Course.

After completing evaluation & quiz, you will receive emails depending on your answers in the quiz section. If you complete the quiz with 5 out of 7 questions correct you will be emailed a PDF version of your personalized CDE Clock Hour Certificate which will grant you three (3) hours of recertification credit. If you do not pass the quiz, you will receive an email with feedback and a link to try again.

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Section 2 Modules 8 thru 13

Section 2 Module Topics

Activities that Promote Orthographic Mapping Part I
Activities that Promote Orthographic Mapping Part II
One Minute Activities
Becoming Proficient in Phonological Awareness
How to Teach Phonological Awareness
The Phonological Awareness Screening Test

Watch Modules 8 - 13

Section 2 Key Takeaways

Section 2 Certificate

Please complete this brief evaluation & quiz for Modules 8 through 13 of Equipped for Reading Success On-Demand Course.

After completing evaluation & quiz, you will receive emails depending on your answers in the quiz section. If you complete the quiz with 10 out of 12 questions correct you will be emailed a PDF version of your personalized CDE Clock Hour Certificate which will grant you three (3) hours of recertification credit. If you do not pass the quiz, you will receive an email with feedback and a link to try again.

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Section 3 Modules 14 thru 16

Section 3 Module Topics

Letter Sound Learning
Addressing Compensating Students
Remediation, Learning Disabilities, Word Level Reading Difficulty and RtI

Watch Modules 14 - 16

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View Module 15

View Module 16

Section 3 Key Takeaways

Section 3 Certificate

Please complete this brief evaluation & quiz for Modules 14 through 16 of Equipped for Reading Success On-Demand Course.

After completing evaluation & quiz, you will receive emails depending on your answers in the quiz section. If you complete the quiz with 3 out of 4 questions correct you will be emailed a PDF version of your personalized CDE Clock Hour Certificate which will grant you three (3) hours of recertification credit. If you do not pass the quiz, you will receive an email with feedback and a link to try again.

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Contact Information

Emily Ottinger
Ottinger_E@cde.state.co.us

Certificate

A total of 9 CDE training hours is available to those who pass the quiz for each section.

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